{"source":"nhtsa","campaign":"99V271000","as_of":"2026-10-19","investigations":[{"action":"PE99033","kind":"PE","kind_name":"Preliminary evaluation","opened":"1999-05-06","closed":"1999-10-21","open":false,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","component":"VISIBILITY","subject":"WINDSHIELD WIPER","summary":"ALLEGED WINDSHIELD WIPER BECOMES INOPERATIVE WHEN THE WIPER ARM AND PIVOT SEPARATE","campaigns":["99V271000"],"match":null,"models":[]}],"note":"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.","attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/99V271000"}