Ford Windstar. Published by Transport Canada as 2001213 on 22 August 2001. System: Electrical.
What the notice says On certain vehicles contaminants such as water, salt, and windshield washer solution can enter the wiper motor cover assembly through pinholes on the exterior of the cover that are used in the molding process. In addition, on certain of the vehicles built between February and August 2000, a switch located in the …
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Ford WINDSTAR in the other registers
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The American register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2001213
- Recall date
- 22 August 2001
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Windstar
- Model years
- 1999 to 2001
- Vehicle class
- Minivan
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 129,135
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles contaminants such as water, salt, and windshield washer solution can enter the wiper motor cover assembly through pinholes on the exterior of the cover that are used in the molding process. In addition, on certain of the vehicles built between February and August 2000, a switch located in the plastic cover of the wiper motor gear case could malfunction and overheat. Either of these conditions could potentially result in loss of intermittent wiper function, loss of wiper park function, complete loss of wiper function, smoke, or, potentially, ignition of the plastic cover material. Contaminant entry could also result in unintended wiper motor operation. Switch malfunction is most likely to occur when the intermittent setting of the wipers is being used, or when snow or ice obstructs the blades from returning to the "parked" position at the bottom of the windshield. Loss of visibility while driving increases the risk of a crash. Correction: Dealers will install a new wiper cover with improved sealing and water resistance.
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Ford elsewhere in this register
Ford is named on 818 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2001214 · 22 August 2001 · Windstar · Electrical
- 2001204 · 13 August 2001 · Expedition, Navigator, F-550 · Other
- 2001205 · 7 August 2001 · Contour, Mystique · Other
- 2001120 · 8 June 2001 · Windstar · Suspension
- 2001125 · 28 May 2001 · Explorer · Other
- 2001131 · 16 May 2001 · F-750, F-650 · Suspension
- 2001132 · 16 May 2001 · Taurus · Seats And Restraints
- 2001041 · 21 February 2001 · F-550, F-450 · Suspension
The same system: Electrical
686 notices in this register name Electrical. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2001214 · 22 August 2001 · Windstar · Electrical
- 2001211 · 20 August 2001 · 5000 Series, 9000 Series · Electrical
- 2001224 · 31 August 2001 · Fb-65, Fs-65 · Electrical
- 2001210 · 13 August 2001 · Ram Van, Ram Wagon · Electrical
- 2001227 · 12 September 2001 · PT Cruiser, Grand Cherokee · Electrical
- 2001127 · 2 May 2001 · TL · Electrical
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