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General Motors said Thursday it will recall about 1.77 million pickups, sport/utility vehicles and vans produced from 1994 through 1997 to replace windshield wiper circuit boards and motor covers.
GM (GM: down $0.77 to $35.28, Research, Estimates) conducted similar windshield wiper recalls in 1998 and 2003. The company told CNNfn that since the first recall in 1998, there have been five crashes and one injury related to the parts on the vehicles being recalled, but no fatalities.
It added that there have been no lawsuits stemming from the parts being recalled as far as it knows.
The company said the vehicles involved are: 1994-1997 Chevrolet C/K and GMC Sierra pickup trucks, Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban/GMC Yukon and Suburban SUVs; 1995-1997 Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari midsize vans and Chevrolet/GMC full-size crew cabs; 1996-1997 Chevrolet Blazer, GMC Jimmy midsize SUVs, Chevrolet S10, GMC Sierra, and Isuzu Hombre small pickups.
GM said it will notify vehicle owners beginning this summer and the repairs will be made at dealerships at no cost to the customers.
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