Vehicle recall 99V348000 · December 16, 1999
Buick Century, Pontiac Grand Prix and 1 more model
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The windshield wipers may stop working due to a separation between the drive pin and crescent in the crank arm assembly.
- Consequence
- Driver visibility could be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect these vehicles for the presence of a plastic water deflector and, if necessary, replace the wiper motor crank arm and install a water deflector. On vehicles receiving a replacement crank arm and new water deflector, dealers will also apply additional sealing material to improve water deflection away from the crank arm assembly and will install a reinforcement to improve the performance of the wiper park mechanism.
- Notes
- GM recall no. 99091.OWNER notification began may 25, 2000.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Pontiac at 1-800-762-2737 or Buick at 1-800-521-7300.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V348000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 16, 1999
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 99091
- Owner notification
- May 25, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 155,149
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer › Linkages
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Buick Century (1997): 1997
- Buick Regal (1997): 1997
- Pontiac Grand Prix (1997): 1997
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