NHTSA recall 88V155000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	88V155000
Manufacturer	CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported	1988-09-29
Owners notified	1989-04-12
Component	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
Units potentially affected	75000

What is wrong

WINDSHIELD FRAME METAL MAY CRACK AT THE WIPER ARM PIVOT MOUNTINGS DUE TO METAL STRESS DURING WIPER OPERATION.

What can happen

THIS CAN CAUSE DISLOCATION AND BINDING OF THE WIPERSYSTEM LINKAGE WHICH, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, COULD AFFECT DRIVER VISIBILITY ANDRESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

The remedy

RETROFIT WITH A WINDSHIELD FRAME REINFORCEMENT AT THE WIPER PIVOT LOCATIONS AND REDESIGNED LINKAGE COMPONENTS TO REDUCE STRESS AT THE PIVOT MOUNTINGS.

Notes

SYSTEM: VISUAL; WINDSHIELD FRAME AND WIPER LINKAGE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLES.NOTE: THIS RECALL IS CONTINUED IN NHTSA RECALL 93V150000. THE MANUFACTURERBEGAN INCLUDING A WINDSHIELD FRAME REINFORCEMENT IN ITS VEHICLE PRODUCTION AS OFOCTOBER 13, 1988. 1989 MODELS PRODUCED BEFORE OCTOBER 13, 1988 ARE ELIGIBLE FORTHIS RECALL.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1987 JEEP WRANGLER	Built 1986-02-01 to 1988-07-01.
1988 JEEP WRANGLER	Built 1986-02-01 to 1988-07-01.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Investigated as PE88058

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
PE88058	Preliminary evaluation, opened 1988-06-01, closed 1988-10-21. WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. VISIBILITY.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.