Excursion 4WD V8-5.4L SOHC VIN L (2001)
Wiper Motor: Recalls
Recall 01V258000: Wiper Motor Gear Case Cover
Vehicle Description: Passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, and light and medium duty pickup trucks. A switch located in the plastic cover of the wiper
motor gear case could malfunction and overheat, potentially resulting in loss of intermittent wiper function, loss of wiper park function, complete loss of
wiper function, smoke or, potentially, ignition of the plastic cover material. Switch malfunction is most likely to occur when the intermittent setting of the
wipers is being used, or when snow or ice obstructs the blades from returning to the "parked" position at the bottom of the windshield. These vehicles
were built at the following assembly plants: plant from 2/11/00 through 7/31/00; Chicago plant from 2/14/00 through 8/4/00; Kansas City plant from
2/26/00 to 9/4/00; Kentucky Truck plant from 2/18/00 to 8/31/00; Michigan Truck plant from 2/23/00 through 8/3/00; Norfolk plant from 2/21/00
through 7/27/00; Wayne Stamping and Assembly plant from 2/25/00 through 8/15/00; and Wixom plant from 2/15/00 through 8/8/00.
Loss of visibility while driving increases the risk of a crash.
Dealers will inspect the date code on the wiper motor. Motors built with the suspect time frame will have the wiper motor gear case cover replaced.
Owner notification mailing is expected to begin during September 2001. 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 1-866-436-7332. Also contact the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
