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Carolcoleman
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 Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:26 pm Post subject: Old VW Recall |
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| Does anyone know anything about a VW of America recall back in 1972 on windshield wipers for over 30 million 1949-1969 models? Seems a lot of people I know have had windshield wiper problems. |
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pyrOman
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Snopes, anyone? 
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Wayland
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 2:46 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW Recall |
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| Carolcoleman wrote: | | Seems a lot of people I know have had windshield wiper problems. |
I've never had an Aircooled Vw that had good wipers. I thought it was normal  |
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Dave24
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 2:50 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW Recall |
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| Wayland wrote: | | Carolcoleman wrote: | | Seems a lot of people I know have had windshield wiper problems. |
I've never had an Aircooled Vw that had good wipers. I thought it was normal |
I've never had any real prob's with the wipers on my dub's in the last 30 years. I thought THAT was the norm. Just lucky I guess.  |
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suebug 
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:27 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW Recall |
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| Wayland wrote: | | Carolcoleman wrote: | | Seems a lot of people I know have had windshield wiper problems. |
I've never had an Aircooled Vw that had good wipers. I thought it was normal |
Geez, I thought that was normal too! The wiper arms on my 67 bug work loose all the time. It is strange entertainment watching them go out of sync and bang into each other in the rain. I never got a recall card though.
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Carolcoleman
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:07 pm Post subject: VW Wiper Recall |
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| Does anyone know how we can find out about the recall? We all might benefit from this. |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah take your split by the vw dealer to get them to fix the problem. |
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Karl
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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Go to http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.ee6733b87096a398d33a431046108a0c/
Click on Find Out If Your Vehicle or Equipment Has Been Recalled in the middle.
Type in this recall number: 72V256000
VW has been out of the NHTSA wiper arms for over 20 years.
You can spot them by how they mount: The originals were held on with a screw that you got to by pulling the arm away from the glass. The NHTSA arm is held on by a bolt going thru the side of it. It clamps tight around the shaft. They look like this:
By law, recalls never expire but VW just laughs at you when you ask them to honor the recall. "Sorry, no parts are available." Like this is my fault?? |
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Dave24
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| Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 8:19 pm Post subject: Re: VW Wiper Recall |
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| Carolcoleman wrote: | | Does anyone know how we can find out about the recall? We all might benefit from this. |
Benefit? in what way?. The "recall" was decades ago.  . Maybe file a claim with VWOA, and when all is said and done, if they honored any claim, you'd save $5 over fixing the issue yourself after all the hoops to jump. Some things are better self-rectified than persuing some "brockavitch" class action claim for (less than) peanuts.Fix it if it's broken.
P.S. there are links earlier in the thread about the fossil recall. |
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Thomas Pedigo
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:50 am Post subject: |
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| Karl wrote: |
VW has been out of the NHTSA wiper arms for over 20 years.
You can spot them by how they mount: The originals were held on with a screw that you got to by pulling the arm away from the glass. The NHTSA arm is held on by a bolt going thru the side of it. It clamps tight around the shaft. They look like this:
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I know,old thread...
Any inherant collectability due to the fact that these were recalled and potentially destroyed? Curious...
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coolerthanelvis
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These wipers were not recalled, they are the fix for the recall. NHTSA determined that the stock VW wiper arms were inadequate so I guess VW came up with these arms to address the government's concerns. I would think that they would be collectible due to the fact that they attach more securely than the stock ones. Why, do you have some?
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Thomas Pedigo
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Oh,I had it the other way round. Ya,they came on my '64 Singlecab and I would rather have the commercial black arms.
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locke999
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 6:17 pm Post subject: nut |
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what size is that nut that holds the wohl thing together?
need one
thanks |
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Mr Mike
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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I was able to look up the original NHTSA report on the wipers
issued back on October 12, 1972 Go to / click on
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/results.cfm
type in 72V256000 in the search window
It will bring up the paper on the wipers.
If your willing to fill out a form they will mail you the whole package
they have of documents on their investigation.
After all this time however its doubtfull VW of A will come up with new wiper arms.  |
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Thomas Pedigo
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:22 am Post subject: Re: nut |
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| locke999 wrote: | what size is that nut that holds the wohl thing together?
need one
thanks |
Maybe "Coolerthanelvis" can measure that for you in short order. 
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