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Recall roundup: Toyota RAV4 for windshield wipers

(Credit: AP) The recall includes approximately 421,000 model year 2009- 2012 Rav4s and 2,500 model year 2012- 2014 Rav4 EV electric sport utility vehicles, the company said.

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Toyota says that water dripping on the windshield wiper link can cause corrosion on a wiper link joint. Once separated, the windshield wipers are useless. The carmaker’s dealers will be then replacing the water channel, wiper link and wiper motor crank arm with brand new ones.

Toyota The large majority of recalls is for the 2009-2012 RAV4. Unusual wear in the harness can cause a short… If that happens, the wiper won’t be any use in rain, snow, or during other weather events, reducing visibility and boosting the risk of a crash. “The result of this, according to Toyota, could be “…separation of the wiper link from the wiper motor crank arm.

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Those owners who may be subject to the recall will be notified by snail mail, per the letter of the law.

The new Toyota RAV4 is unveiled at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles Wednesday Nov. 28 2012. The annual Los Angeles Auto Show opened to the media Wednesday at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The show opens to the public on Friday November 30. (AP Pho