NHTSA Campaign 02V043000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NHTSA campaign 02V043000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 02V043000 with NHTSA on February 12, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V043000, NHTSA lists up to 39,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 26, 2001 and October 12, 2001.
The 02V043000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V043000 were scheduled from March 11, 2002, 27 days after the report.
02V043000 covers 2 models from Infiniti and Nissan, model years 2002.
Owners of the model years 02V043000 covers have filed at least 32 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V043000 vehicles, the 2002 Nissan Maxima has the most (23).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V043000 ranks 52 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 02V043000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the vehicle speed control on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM, THE STOPPER FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL PREVENT EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR. IF THE DRIVER APPLIES OVERLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PUSHING IT TO THE RIGHT, THE PEDAL CAN "OVER TRAVEL" DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE PEDAL STOPPER.
- The risk
- THIS WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP TO COME ON AND THE ENGINE SPEED TO BE SEVERELY LIMITED. IF THIS OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY, IT COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 11, 2002. 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 OR INFINITI AT 800-662-6200.
Reported February 12, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V043000 (2)
Infiniti (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V043000, 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 12, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted