2000 Ford Crown Victoria & 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis recall: windows, wipers & mirrors
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: a windshield wiper control module may not be capable of carrying the current required during high load conditions on the wipers (I.e., ice, snow, or other debris).
💥 The risk
This condition could result in inoperative wipers with no advance warning.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the wiper control modules and replace if necessary.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V138000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00S09
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 23,000
- Component
- VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-392-3673
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 19, 2000
- Built
- Mar 26, 2000 – Apr 28, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began may 19, 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 ford at 1-800-392-3673.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).