Ford recalls 1 m vehicles for wiper motor defect

Washington, Oct 31: Ford Motor Co. has recalled more than 1 million passenger cars, sport utility vehicles and certain pickup trucks to fix a wiper motor defect, federal auto regulators and the company said on Tuesday.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said a switch in the plastic cover of the wiper motor gear case on certain vehicles could malfunction and overheat. This could potentially result in the loss of wiper function. The problem is most likely to occur when the wipers are on an intermittent setting or when snow or ice obstructs wiper blades from returning to their “resting” position on the bottom of the windshield.

— Reuters