Investigations
INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS
NHTSA SQ SQ01013 - closed, opened 2001-11-23.
NHTSA investigation SQ01013 is a SQ opened on 2001-11-23 and currently closed. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 2001-12-13 - NHTSA updates that field whenever an Information Request goes out, a supplement is filed, or a status change is recorded in the public docket.
Investigators summarized the matter as follows: "ALLEGED THAT THE SINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM FAILS DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY GROUNDED ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING...." Investigations are the early-warning layer of the federal auto-safety system, sitting upstream of formal recalls and defect orders. Whether this one closes without action or escalates into an Engineering Analysis, the full history stays in the ODI archive so researchers, litigators, and buyers can pull the paper trail at any time.
Investigation Summary
ALLEGED THAT THE SINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM FAILS DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY GROUNDED ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING.
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