NHTSA Campaign 03V098000
WHEELS
NHTSA campaign 03V098000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the wheels. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 03V098000 with NHTSA on March 19, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V098000, NHTSA lists up to 3,600 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 1, 1999 and November 30, 2000.
The 03V098000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V098000 were scheduled from April 28, 2003, 40 days after the report.
03V098000 covers 1 model from Infiniti, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 03V098000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the wheels, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V098000 vehicles, the 2000 Infiniti Q45 has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V098000 ranks 92 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 03V098000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the wheels on this site; the one before 03V098000 was 02V316000, reported on November 26, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 17 INCH ALLOY WHEELS, THE WHEELS MAY HAVE A CASTING DEFECT FROM WHICH CRACKS COULD PROPAGATE AS THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN.
- The risk
- IF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CRACKS DEVELOP, THE WHEEL COULD FAIL AND SEPARATE FROM THE MOUNTING HUB, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE WHEELS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 28, 2003. 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 INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
- Notes
- INFINITI RECALL NO. R3006.
Reported March 19, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V098000 (2)
Infiniti (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V098000, 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: March 19, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted