NHTSA recall 99V189000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 99V189000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 836 |
| Manufacturer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 1999-07-16 |
| Owners notified | 2000-03-27 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES |
| Units potentially affected | 828559 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS. THE LEFT HAND WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT DRIVE ARM WAS NOT MECHANICALLY STAKED TO THE PIVOT SHAFT.
What can happen
THIS COULD ALLOW THE DRIVE ARM TO DISENGAGE FROM THE SHAFT LEADING TO A LOSS OF WIPER FUNCTION. THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY WOULD BE IMPAIRED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT HAND SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT ASSEMBLY.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 27, 2000. 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 CHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1991 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY | Built 1990-07-01 to 1993-05-15. |
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| 1992 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY | Built 1990-07-01 to 1993-05-15. |
| 1993 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY | Built 1990-07-01 to 1993-05-15. |
| 1991 DODGE CARAVAN | Built 1990-07-01 to 1993-05-15. |
| 1992 DODGE CARAVAN | Built 1990-07-01 to 1993-05-15. |
| 1993 DODGE CARAVAN | Built 1990-07-01 to 1993-05-15. |
| 1991 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN | Built 1990-07-01 to 1993-05-15. |
| 1992 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN | Built 1990-07-01 to 1993-05-15. |
| 1993 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN | Built 1990-07-01 to 1993-05-15. |
| 1991 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER | Built 1990-07-01 to 1993-05-15. |
| 1992 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER | Built 1990-07-01 to 1993-05-15. |
| 1993 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER | Built 1990-07-01 to 1993-05-15. |
| 1991 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER | Built 1990-07-01 to 1993-05-15. |
| 1992 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER | Built 1990-07-01 to 1993-05-15. |
| 1993 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER | Built 1990-07-01 to 1993-05-15. |
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 EA97020
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.
| EA97020 | Engineering analysis, opened 1997-09-30, closed 1999-07-27. FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER. VISIBILITY. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| #9851 | 1999-03-08. Service bulletin. A 30 DAY WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT SURVEY. *AK |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.