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Chevrolet - General motors

Official notice

21 Jun 2017

Last checked

21 Jun 2017

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Chevrolet - General motors. In certain vehicles registered and operated in areas where road salt is used on the roadways during winter months for extended time periods (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland-Labrador), water may drain from the windshield cowl area onto one of the windshield wiper transmission link joints. Over time, this could result in corrosion and/or wear to the joint, which could result in the separation of the wiper link ball from its corresponding socket. If separation were to occur, the windshield wipers could become inoperative, which could limit the driver’s visibility under certain operating conditions which may increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will relocate drain holes in the windshield cowl and install a wiper module with revised joints. Published 2017-06-21.

What to do now

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Recall number

68788

Official notice

2017-06-21

The hazard

In certain vehicles registered and operated in areas where road salt is used on the roadways during winter months for extended time periods (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland-Labrador), water may drain from the windshield cowl area onto one of the windshield wiper transmission link joints. Over time, this could result in corrosion and/or wear to the joint, which could result in the separation of the wiper link ball from its corresponding socket. If separation were to occur, the windshield wipers could become inoperative, which could limit the driver’s visibility under certain operating conditions which may increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will relocate drain holes in the windshield cowl and install a wiper module with revised joints.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Recall Numbers

68788

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2010, Make: CHEVROLET, Model: EQUINOX

Product 2

Year: 2010, Make: GMC, Model: TERRAIN

Product 3

Year: 2011, Make: CHEVROLET, Model: EQUINOX

Product 4

Year: 2011, Make: GMC, Model: TERRAIN

Product 5

Year: 2012, Make: CHEVROLET, Model: EQUINOX

Product 6

Year: 2012, Make: GMC, Model: TERRAIN

Product 7

Year: 2013, Make: CHEVROLET, Model: EQUINOX

Product 8

Year: 2013, Make: GMC, Model: TERRAIN

Product 9

Year: 2014, Make: CHEVROLET, Model: EQUINOX

Product 10

Year: 2014, Make: GMC, Model: TERRAIN

Product 11

Year: 2015, Make: CHEVROLET, Model: EQUINOX

Product 12

Year: 2015, Make: GMC, Model: TERRAIN

Product 13

Year: 2016, Make: CHEVROLET, Model: EQUINOX

Product 14

Year: 2016, Make: GMC, Model: TERRAIN

Product 15

Year: 2017, Make: CHEVROLET, Model: EQUINOX

Product 16

Year: 2017, Make: GMC, Model: TERRAIN

Risk / hazard

In certain vehicles registered and operated in areas where road salt is used on the roadways during winter months for extended time periods (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland-Labrador), water may drain from the windshield cowl area onto one of the windshield wiper transmission link joints. Over time, this could result in corrosion and/or wear to the joint, which could result in the separation of the wiper link ball from its corresponding socket. If separation were to occur, the windshield wipers could become inoperative, which could limit the driver’s visibility under certain operating conditions which may increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will relocate drain holes in the windshield cowl and install a wiper module with revised joints.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Chevrolet, GMC, General Motors.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

68788

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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