NHTSA Campaign 00V288000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 00V288000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 00V288000 with NHTSA on October 2, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V288000, NHTSA lists up to 76,652 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 1, 1999 and April 17, 2000.
The 00V288000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V288000 were scheduled from November 6, 2000, 35 days after the report.
00V288000 covers 2 models from Nissan, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 00V288000 covers have filed at least 48 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 00V288000 vehicles, the 2000 Nissan Frontier has the most (26).
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V288000 ranks 41 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 00V288000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 5 other recalls on the power train on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 102, "TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT. " THESE VEHICLES COULD HAVE A SHIFT CABLE LOCK PLATE THAT IS TOO BRITTLE AND CAN BREAK. THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER AND THE "PRNDL" INDICATOR MAY MOVE, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE TRANSMISSION COULD SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION, BUT THE GEAR INDICATED ON THE DISPLAY MAY DIFFER FROM THE GEAR ENGAGED IN THE TRANSMISSION.
- The risk
- IF THE DRIVER SELECTS 'DRIVE' AND THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTUALLY IN 'REVERSE', A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE LOCK PLATE.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 6, 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 CONTACT NISAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Reported October 2, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V288000 (2)
Nissan (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V288000, 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: October 2, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted