Vehicle Recall

Windshield wiper failure

An NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation into Hyundai vehicles. Closed 27 February 1997.

Investigation
PE97002
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Opened
17 January 1997
Closed
27 February 1997

What NHTSA investigated

In its letter dated february 14, 1997, hyundai stated that approximately 75,000 hyundai vehicles (certain model year 1996-97 elantra, accent, sonata and tiburon models built through october 18, 1996 -- see NHTSA recall no. 97V-026 for details) will be recalled for a defect in the windshield wiper motor.hyundai stated that the windshield wiper motor may not operate in cold weather conditions due to contamination of the motor's circuit breaker electrical contacts with soldering flux during manufacturing process.hyundai will remedy the defect by cleaning the electrical contacts to remove the contaminants.

The recall that followed

  1. Hyundai — Visibility: Motor97V02600026 February 199774,965 vehicles

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
HyundaiELANTRA1996

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.