NHTSA Campaign 00V228005
SEAT BELTS
NHTSA campaign 00V228005 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 00V228005 with NHTSA on September 7, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V228005, NHTSA lists up to 10,657 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 29, 2000 and May 9, 2000.
The 00V228005 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V228005 were scheduled from November 20, 2000, 74 days after the report.
00V228005 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V228005 ranks 79 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 00V228005, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 6 other recalls on the seat belts on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DATE CODE ON CERTAIN SEAT BELT BUCKLES OF YOUR VEHICLE AND REPLACE ALL SEAT BELT BUCKLES THAT FALL WITHIN THE SUSPECT DATE CODE RANGE.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 11, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACTNISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Reported September 7, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V228005 (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V228005, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 7, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted