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2000 CHEVROLET S10 — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

crash · 272179 · 2001-02-05

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
S10
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN IN USE. THIS WOULD CAUSE DRIVER'S VIEW TO BECOME OBSCURE. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOVES VERY SLOWLY FOR CLEARING WINDSHIELD. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER KNOW OF PROBLEM, BUT REFUSE TO REPAIR IT. WENT TO LITIGATION AFTER HAVING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
879739
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown