NHTSA Campaign 01V277000
WHEELS
NHTSA campaign 01V277000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the wheels. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 01V277000 with NHTSA on August 29, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V277000, NHTSA lists up to 115,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 2000 and June 26, 2001.
The 01V277000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V277000 were scheduled from October 1, 2001, 33 days after the report.
01V277000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2000–2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V277000 ranks 27 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 01V277000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the wheels on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE COOLING HOLES IN THE STEEL WHEEL MAY HAVE BURRS ON THEIR EDGES AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER MANUFACTURING. THESE BURRS CAN CAUSE CRACKS AS THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. CRACKS CAN PROPAGATE BETWEEN ADJACENT COOLING HOLES. IF ENOUGH CRACKS DEVELOP BETWEEN THE COOLING HOLES, THE WHEEL COULD FAIL AND SEPARATE FROM THE MOUNTING HUB WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- The risk
- SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE BEING OPERATED COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR CRACKS AND REPLACE THE WHEEL IF CRACKS ARE DISCOVERED. OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED IN TWO PHASES. THE FIRST MAILING BEGAN OCTOBER 1, 2001, ASKING OWNERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE WHEELS. ANY WHEELS WITH CRACKS WILL BE REPLACED. A SECOND OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BEGIN IN EARLY DECEMBER, AT WHICH TIME NISSAN WILL HAVE AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF REPLACEMENT WHEELS, REQUESTING OWNERS TO RETURN TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE WHEELS REPLACED. 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 NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Reported August 29, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V277000 (2)
Nissan (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V277000, 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: August 29, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted