NHTSA Campaign 01V357000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NHTSA campaign 01V357000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 01V357000 with NHTSA on November 16, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V357000, NHTSA lists up to 103,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 20, 2000 and May 31, 2001.
The 01V357000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V357000 were scheduled from December 10, 2001, 24 days after the report.
01V357000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 01V357000 covers have filed at least 165 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V357000 vehicles, the 2001 Nissan Sentra has the most (93).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V357000 ranks 31 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 01V357000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 11 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 1.8 LITER ENGINE. THE ENGINE COULD STOP RUNNING WHILE BEING DRIVEN DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. THIS COULD ALSO RESULT IN THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT COMING ON OR REDUCED ENGINE POWER.
- The risk
- IF THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, IT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 10, 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 November 16, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V357000 (2)
Nissan (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V357000, 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: November 16, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted