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2006 Ford TAURUS Visibility Windshield Wiper Washer Motor Recall


NHTSA Recall #	60210
NHTSA Compaign #	05V520000
MFG Compaign #	05S40
Manufacturer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Supplier	FORD
Brand	FORD
Model	TAURUS
Model Year	2006
Component	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
Date of notification	22/11/05
Begin date of manufacuring	12/09/00
End date of manufacturing	17/10/05
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	09/11/05
Report created	15/11/05
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	199942
Defect summary	On certain trucks, passenger cars and sport utility vehicles, the windshield wiper motor may have been produced without grease being applied to the output shaft gear.
Consequence summary	After a period of continuous use on the high speed setting, lack of grease on the output shaft gear may cause the gear to distort or fracture during operation resulting in a loss of wiper function. Inoperative wipers under inclement weather conditions could cause a crash due to impaired visibility.
Corrective action	Dealers will inspect the wiper motor for the presence of grease and grease the wiper motor gears if necessary. The recall began on november 22, 2005. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673 or lincoln/mercury at 1-800-521-4140.
Recall notes	Ford recall no. 05s40. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www. Safercar. Gov.

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Ford TAURUS Visibility Windshield Wiper Washer Motor Recall

2006 Ford TAURUS Visibility Windshield Wiper Washer Motor Recall

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