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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

WIPER ARM

Action number
PE01016
Opened
May 3, 2001
Closed
May 31, 2001
Outcome
Recall 01V176000

Manufacturer: VAN HOOL, N.V. (*)

This investigation led to a recall

NHTSA links this probe to recall campaign 01V176000.

Read the recall: what is defective and the free fix →

What NHTSA is examining

Alleged that the wiper lever that connects the windshield wiper arms to the wiper motor may loosen without warning.

Vehicles under investigation

2000 Van Hool C20002001 Van Hool C20002000 Van Hool T21452001 Van Hool T2145

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.