NHTSA Campaign 01V065000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
NHTSA campaign 01V065000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the tires: tread/belt. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 01V065000 with NHTSA on February 23, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V065000, NHTSA lists up to 21,622 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 1999 and November 30, 2000.
The 01V065000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
01V065000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 01V065000 covers have filed at least 19 complaints naming the tires, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V065000 vehicles, the 2000 Nissan Altima has the most (19).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V065000 ranks 67 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 01V065000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the tires on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTA-02 , SIZE P205/55R16 89H TIRES. THE RECALLED TIRES ARE IDENTIFIED BY DOT SERIAL #W2 T2 VF3 XXX OR W2 T2 VF3 XXXX; WHERE XXX MAY BE 289, 299, 309, 319, 329, 339, 349, 359, 369, 379, 389, 399, 409, 419, 429, 439, 449, 459, 469, 479, 489, 499, 509, 519, 529, 010, 020, 030, 040, 050, 060, 070, 080, 090, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 170, AND WHERE XXXX MAY BE 1800, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400, 2500, 2600, 2700, 2800, 2900, 3000, 3100, 3200, 3300, 3400, 3500, 3600, 3700, 3800, 3900, 4000, 4100, 4200, 4300, 4400, AND 4500. WITH INCREASING MILEAGE, THE TIRES MAY DEVELOP SHOULDER AREA CRACKING. CONTINUED USE OF A TIRE WITH THIS CONDITION MAY LEAD TO EXPOSURE OF THE BELT EDGE.
- The risk
- UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, A BELT EDGE SEPARATION IS POSIBLE, WHICH COULD RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE.
- The fix
- BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE WILL REPLACE THE TIRES WHICH WERE INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THESE ALTIMA VEHICLES. FIRESTONE IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED FIRESTONE DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FIRESTONE AT 1-800-465-1904.
Reported February 23, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V065000 (2)
Nissan (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V065000, 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: February 23, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted