Country Coach Visibility: Windshield Wiper/Washer

Country Coach is recalling about 21 vehicles over a problem with the visibility. Failure of the windshield wiper motors to work could lead to loss of visibility during critical periods when wipers are necessary, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
01V358000
Manufacturer
COUNTRY COACH INC
Reported
23 November 2001
Vehicles
21
Built between
Mar 2001 – Apr 2001
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
3 December 2001
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2001 and April 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2002 Country Coach IntrigueBuilt March 2001 to April 2001

What the defect is

Vehicle description: motor homes. The windshield wipers equipped with the smartwheel option were improperly grounded. The improper ground causes the wiper motors and blades to periodically stop when the motor home is in transit at freeway speeds.

What could happen

Failure of the windshield wiper motors to work could lead to loss of visibility during critical periods when wipers are necessary, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL CORRECTLY GROUND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CASE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 3, 2001.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2001 to April 2001
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA23 November 2001
  3. Owners notified3 December 2001

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 23 November 2001.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact country coach at 1-800-452-8015.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
COUNTRY COACH INC
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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