NHTSA Campaign 01V282000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
NHTSA campaign 01V282000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 01V282000 with NHTSA on August 30, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V282000, NHTSA lists up to 31,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 8, 2001 and June 8, 2001.
The 01V282000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V282000 were scheduled from September 24, 2001, 25 days after the report.
01V282000 covers 2 models from Infiniti and Nissan, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 01V282000 covers have filed at least 47 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V282000 vehicles, the 2001 Nissan Pathfinder has the most (30).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V282000 ranks 60 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 01V282000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the structure on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. SOME OF THE BRACKETS USED TO ATTACH THE TWO GAS STRUTS TO THE REAR DOOR (HATCH) MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MADE. AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, THE INCREASE IN GAS PRESSURE IN THE STRUT(S) COULD CAUSE ONE OR BOTH BRACKETS TO BEND, RESULTING IN THE STRUTS DETACHING FROM THE BRACKET(S) WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING THE REAR DOOR.
- The risk
- IF BOTH STRUTS DETACH FROM THE BRACKETS, THE DOOR WILL RAPIDLY FALL DOWN, POSSIBLY STRIKING SOMEONE AND CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STRUT BRACKETS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 24, 2001. 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 30, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V282000 (2)
Infiniti (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V282000, 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 30, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted