GM To Recall 50,000 Popular Crossovers For Windshield Wiper Concerns

• Vehicle Make / Model:

  Model Year(s):

• BUICK / ENCLAVE
  2011-2012
• CHEVROLET / TRAVERSE
  2011-2012
• GMC / ACADIA
  2011-2012

• Manufacturer:

  GENERAL MOTORS LLC

• Mfr's Report Date:

  APR 05, 2012

• NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number:

  12V151000

• NHTSA Action Number:

  N/A

• Component:

  VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES

• Potential Number of Units Affected:

  50,001

• Summary:

  GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 CHEVROLET
• TRAVERSE, BUICK ENCLAVE, AND GMC ACADIA VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED 
• IN ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, 
• MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEBRASKA,
• NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, 
• RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, 
• WYOMING AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. SNOW OR ICE BUILDUP ON THE WINDSHIELD 
• OR ON THE WIPER RESTRICTS THE MOVEMENT OF THE WIPER ARM, THE WIPER
• ARM MAY LOOSEN AND CAUSE THE WIPER TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.

• Consequence:

  IF THIS OCCURS, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF
• A CRASH.

• Remedy:

  GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE WIPER ARM NUTS, FREE OF
• CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT APRIL 16, 2012.

• Notes:

  GM’S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12036. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT 
• THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE 
• AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.