NHTSA Campaign 02V146000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
NHTSA campaign 02V146000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: lower arm. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 02V146000 with NHTSA on May 30, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V146000, NHTSA lists up to 90,500 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 21, 2001 and January 29, 2002.
The 02V146000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V146000 were scheduled from July 29, 2002, 60 days after the report.
02V146000 covers 3 models from Infiniti and Nissan, model years 2001–2002.
Owners of the model years 02V146000 covers have filed at least 58 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V146000 vehicles, the 2001 Nissan Maxima has the most (24).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V146000 ranks 35 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 02V146000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 9 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 02V146000 was 01V174000, reported on May 23, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE PIN AT THE END OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE LINK (LOWER CONTROL ARM) COULD BREAK WHERE IT IS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME.
- The risk
- THIS CAN CAUSE A KNOCKING SOUND AND ABNORMAL STEERING. THIS COULD RESULT IN DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSVERSE LINKS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES WITH NEW ONES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 29, 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 1-800-662-6200.
Reported May 30, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V146000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V146000, 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: May 30, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted