windshield wiper
noun
US
: a long, thin piece of rubber on a metal frame that moves back and forth and pushes water, snow, etc., off the surface of the window at the front of a car, truck, etc.
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Previous problems involved the EV’s giant, single windshield wiper, faulty plastic trim, and an accelerator pedal that stuck after being pressed.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2024
In June, another recall addressed how a piece of the truck’s windshield wiper could come loose and detach while it’s being driven.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Most recently, a June recall involved the truck’s huge single windshield wiper and a piece of plastic trim along the edge of the truck bed that could come loose and detach from the vehicle while being driven.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
The two most significant recalls for the pickup so far have been for the accelerator pedal and the windshield wiper motor.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 10 July 2024
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2024
In June, another recall addressed how a piece of the truck’s windshield wiper could come loose and detach while it’s being driven.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Most recently, a June recall involved the truck’s huge single windshield wiper and a piece of plastic trim along the edge of the truck bed that could come loose and detach from the vehicle while being driven.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
The two most significant recalls for the pickup so far have been for the accelerator pedal and the windshield wiper motor.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 10 July 2024
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“Windshield wiper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windshield%20wiper. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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