NHTSA recall 97V017000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	97V017000
Manufacturer	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported	1997-02-11
Owners notified	1997-03-06
Component	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
Units potentially affected	349331

What is wrong

SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A STRAINED OR SEPARATED WASHER/WIPER SWITCH POWER FEED WIRE.

What can happen

THIS CAN CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND COULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR IN A SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE OLD DESIGNED WASHER/WIPER SWITCHES WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED SWITCH.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 1997. NOTES:OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1994 BUICK REGAL	Built 1993-06-01 to 1994-08-31.
1995 BUICK REGAL	Built 1993-06-01 to 1994-08-31.
1995 CHEVROLET LUMINA	Built 1993-10-01 to 1994-09-30.
1995 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO	Built 1993-10-01 to 1994-09-30.
1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS	Built 1993-05-01 to 1994-07-31.
1995 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS	Built 1994-05-01 to 1994-09-30.
1994 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX	Built 1993-03-01 to 1994-06-30.
1995 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX	Built 1994-03-01 to 1994-05-30.

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 EA96010

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
EA96010	Engineering analysis, opened 1996-06-18, closed 1997-02-19. WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURES. VISIBILITY.

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