TORRANCE, California- Toyota Motor Sales United States of America is recalling approximately 421,000 2009-’12 Toyota RAV4 SUVs because the windshield wipers could become inoperative, the automaker said on Thursday. Once separated, the windshield wipers are useless.
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Toyota The large majority of recalls is for the 2009-2012 RAV4.
Service technicians will replace the entire water channel, wiper link and wiper-motor crank arm with revised components to prevent future corrosion and failures. Unusual wear in the harness can cause a short… Over time, the corrosion could cause the wiper link to come apart from the wiper motor, meaning the wipers won’t work anymore.
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If this happens mid-drive, the sudden loss of visibility due to the broken wiper might increase the risk of a crash. Owners of the affected models will be notified by Toyota via first class mail about this condition and a meeting will be scheduled with the local dealerships.
