NHTSA Complaint #720703 — 1996 GMC SIERRA

A RECALL DESCRIBING THIS EXACT FAILURE AND REMEDY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE.NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:98V15001/ WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE DEALER HAS MADE REPAIRS TO THIS VEHICLE IN THE FORM OF EXACTLY THE METHOD DESCRIBED IN SAID RECALL.WE PAID FOR THE REPAIR,AS WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL.IT SEEMS ODD THAT THIS ITEM WOULD FAIL(CONSIDERING THE SMALL USEAGE HERE IN CALIFORNIA)IN THE SAME WAY AS THOSE OTHER VEHICLES WHO WERE ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE.I WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAVE RECIEVED INQUIRES FROM OTHER GMC OWNERS WHO ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM.POSSIBLY THE PROBLEM IS MORE EXTENSIVE THAN ACKNOWLEDGED.HAD I NOT CHECKED YOUR WEBSITE I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED.IT WOULD BE INTERISTING TO KNOW IF OTHER CONSUMERS JUST WENT AHEAD AND PAID FOR THE REPAIR AS I DID,BECAUSE THEY WERE ALSO NOT AWARE THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED.PLEASE KEEP ME INFORMED.THANK YOU.C PROVINSE. *AK