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Transport Canada recall 1997001

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.

Campaign
Published byTransport Canada (Canada)
Campaign number1997001
Manufacturer's number96-0175
Reported1997-01-06
ComponentElectrical
Notification typeSafety Mfr
Units potentially affected1697

What is wrong

On certain vehicles, if a headlamp wiper arm is forced down into a groove below the headlamp due to misadjustment by a workshop or dur to physical force, it can become jammed into the groove. The next time the windshield washers are operated with the headlamps ON, the washer pump will run continuously expelling all fluid. After several hours of running without fluid, the washer pump could seize up, or overheat and cause a vehicle fire. Correction: Washer pump will be replaced with one incorporating an internal thermal cut-out that can open the circuit to the pump after all the fluid is expelled.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1990 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS
1991 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS
1992 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS
1993 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS
1994 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS

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.

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