Product Safety Recall N212352530 Windshield Wiper Failure – 2014-2015 Chevrolet Equinox & GMC Terrain

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March 17, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V165000

Windshield Wipers May Fail

Inoperative windshield wipers can reduce visibility in certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V165000

Manufacturer General Motors, LLC

Components VISIBILITY

Potential Number of Units Affected 681,509

 

Summary

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. The ball joints in the windshield wiper module may corrode, causing one or both windshield wipers to fail.

 

Remedy

Dealers will inspect the wiper module, and repair or replace it as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed on April 21, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 25, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM’s number for this recall is N212352530.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

 

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Condition

General Motors has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain 2014-2015 model year Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. The ball joints in the windshield wiper modules of these vehicles may experience high corrosion and wear that could result in the separation of one or more ball joints from their sockets during wiper operation. If a ball joint were to separate, one or both of the windshield wipers could become inoperative. If one or both of the windshield wipers become inoperative, it could limit the driver’s visibility under certain operating conditions, which may increase the risk of a crash.

 

Correction

Dealers will inspect the wiper module and repair or replace as necessary.

 

Parts

Quantity Part Name Part No.
1 Transmission Kit-WSW 87865202
1 Module Asm-WSW SYS 84241847

 


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Safety Recall N212352530
Windshield Wiper Failure

These questions and answers are being provided to help GM dealers respond to inquiries from involved vehicle owners about the Safety recall identified above.

 

Q1) Which vehicles are involved?

A1) Certain 2014-2015 model year Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain

 

Q2) What is the issue or condition?

A2) The ball joints in the windshield wiper modules of these vehicles may experience high corrosion and wear that could result in the separation of one or more ball joints from their sockets during wiper operation. If a ball joint were to separate, one or both of the windshield wipers could become inoperative.

 

Q3) What symptoms may be experienced? What warning signs may be associated with the issue or condition described?

A3) None

 

Q4) What is the remedy/repair?

A4) Dealers will inspect the wiper module and repair or replace as necessary.

 

Q5) What is the safety risk? Is the vehicle safe to drive?

A5) If one or both of the windshield wipers become inoperative, it could limit the driver’s visibility under certain operating conditions, which may increase the risk of a crash.

 

Q6) Does the customer have to pay for this remedy/repair?

A6) No, this inspection/repair will be done at no cost to the customer.

 

Q7) Is the remedy/repair available now?

A7) Yes, please see the attached bulletin for details.

 

Q8) What should customers do until recall repairs can be completed? Are there any special instructions?

A8) If special instructions are provided, they will be included in the notification letters to customers.

 

Q9) How can customers check to see if their vehicle is involved in this field action?

A9) Customers who own a vehicle involved in the field action will be notified by mail by General Motors, but they may also check their Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) for field actions in GM Owner Center at https://my.gm.com/recalls or via NHTSA’s website at https://vinrcl.safercar.gov/vin/.

 

Q10) If customers are concerned, can they get a rental car or courtesy transportation?

A10) Courtesy transportation is available for customers whose vehicles are involved in this recall and are within the warranty coverage period for the warranty which is associated with this recall. Please refer to Warranty Administration Bulletin #17-NA-073: Field Action Courtesy Transportation Policy for further information.

 


Chronology :

On December 13, 2019, NHTSA opened investigation EA19-005 into certain model year Equinox and Terrain windshield-wiper transmission failures. On May 18, 2020, NHTSA issued an information request to GM related to this investigation. GM provided its initial response to the information request on July 13, 2020 and an amended response on July 30, 2020. Within the recall population, GM is aware of 4,121 customer complaints and six alleged crashes associated with the condition. These complaints were received beginning in December 2013 through November 2021. GM is not aware of any relevant alleged injuries. As of November 2021, 27,479 model year 2014 and 2015 Equinox and Terrain vehicles had received a windshield-wiper repair or replacement under Special Coverage N192266180.

On March 10, 2022, based on GM’s discussions with NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation, GM’s Safety Field Action Decision Authority (SFADA) decided to conduct a safety recall on 2014-2015 model year Equinox and Terrain vehicles.

 


4 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKE MODEL YEAR
CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2014-2015
GMC TERRAIN 2014-2015

 


16 Associated Documents

Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V165-7861.PDF 213.96KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Dealer Message re N212352530 – Upcoming Safety Recall Windshield Wiper Failure Application for Used Vehicle Working Capital Assistance Program (WCAP), Population Defined, Updated FAQs

RCMN-22V165-4283.pdf 109.035KB

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V165-3099.pdf 670.807KB

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Miscellaneous Document – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Safety Recall N212352530 Windshield Wiper Failure

RMISC-22V165-4743.pdf 102.375KB

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Miscellaneous Document – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Safety Recall N212352530 Windshield Wiper Failure

RMISC-22V165-0701.pdf 102.401KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Dealer Message re Upcoming Safety Recall N212352530 Windshield Wiper Failure

RCMN-22V165-1168.pdf 63.796KB

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ISSUED Interim Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RIONL-22V165-8429.pdf 134.05KB

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Safety Bulletin

RCSB-22V165-6714.pdf 402.816KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Dealer Message re N212352530 – Safety Recall Windshield Wiper Failure

RCMN-22V165-6620.pdf 12.569KB

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Miscellaneous Document – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Safety Recall N212352530 Windshield Wiper Failure

RMISC-22V165-2428.pdf 100.343KB

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Recall 573 Report – 4/14/22

RCLRPT-22V165-9528.PDF 214.232KB

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Recall 573 Report – 5/26/22

RCLRPT-22V165-3534.PDF 214.225KB

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Recall 573 Report – 4/8/22

RCLRPT-22V165-3626.PDF 214.062KB

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Recall 573 Report – 3/29/22

RCLRPT-22V165-8096.PDF 214.009KB

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22V165-6905.pdf 82.345KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-4

RCLQRT-22V165-8984.PDF 211.144KB

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Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=22V165&docType=RCL

 


1 Associated Investigation

Front Wiper Transmission Inoperative
NHTSA ID: EA19005
Dated opened: December 13, 2019

On December 13, 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) upgraded RQ18-002 to an Engineering Analysis (EA19-005) to further assess the MY2010-2016 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain windshield wiper failures. Due to a prior recall, 16V-582, addressing this issue in the MY2013 subject vehicles, MY2013 was not included in the analysis. To date, ODI had received 998 complaints with allegations of the front windshield wiper failing in adverse whether conditions, while the vehicle was in motion.

General Motors (GM) initiated Safety Recall 16V-582 on August 3, 2016 to address windshield wiper failure in the Model Year (MY) 2013 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain. Failures were attributed to water and debris intruding into the windshield wiper assembly ball joints, leading to excessive wear and eventual detachment of the affected ball joint resulting in loss of windshield wiper function.

ODI’s review focused on 2010-2012 and 2014-2016 Equinox and Terrain vehicles. Owners were reporting a high rate of failures of the windshield wiper system. These failures were the same as that addressed by recall 16V-582. ODI’s review of data supplied by GM as well as its own confirmed a high failure rate in model years 2014 and 2015.

On March 17, 2022, GM filed a defect information report recalling all MY2014-2015 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles to remedy the potential failure of the front windshield wiper transmission assembly. General Motors is also conducting a special coverage program, N192266181, for MY2010-2012 and MY2016-2017 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. The special coverage is for a period of 15 years or 200,000 miles, whichever comes first.

Both the recall, 22V-165, and the special coverage program, N192266181, address windshield wiper system failures on the subject vehicles. The dealership will inspect the front wiper assembly for ball joint wear. Depending on the degree of wear, the wiper links will be replaced, and a water shield installed or the entire module will be replaced.

In view of the recall and special coverage, ODI is closing this Engineering Analysis (EA). NHTSA reserves the right to take additional action if warranted by future circumstances.

The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.nhtsa.gov under the following ODI identification numbers in a separate attachment.

 


 

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