# 1997 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `105978` · 1998-05-07 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 3
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** TRANS SPORT
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
RECALL 98V072000;  THE STOPPING DISTANCE HASN'T GOTTEN ANY BETTER SINCE THE RECALL WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED, AND  WHEN TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE RADIO FAILED.  THERE HAD BEEN AN CRASH BEFORE AND AFTER THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED BECAUSE OF STOPPING DISTANCES OF THE BRAKES.  *AK
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