Some vehicles may exhibit a noise from the bottom of the a-pillar when driving on rough roads or over bumps

Bulletin number

09-025-16-3191

Component

Visibility/wiper

Summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a noise from the bottom of the a-pillar when driving on rough roads or over bumps. This is caused by the cowl upper plate and/or dash upper panel interfering with the wiper bracket. For the affected vehicles, a clearance needs to be created between the wiper bracket and cowl upper plate and between the wiper bracket and dash upper panel. To correct the concern, additional sealing and welding have been applied to the wiper bracket.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 18 complaints in the visibility category.