NHTSA Campaign 03V123000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
NHTSA campaign 03V123000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl). The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 03V123000 with NHTSA on March 31, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V123000, NHTSA lists up to 128 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 14, 2002 and February 5, 2003.
The 03V123000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V123000 were scheduled from April 15, 2003, 15 days after the report.
03V123000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 03V123000 covers have filed at least 265 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V123000 ranks 114 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 03V123000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 5 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 03V123000 was 02V010000, reported on January 11, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE NUT THAT ATTACHES THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR SHAFT TO THE CONTROL VALVE LEVER IN THE TRANSMISSION MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY TIGHTENED. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE TRANSMISSION NOT ACTUALLY BEING IN THE GEAR INDICATED BY THE GEAR SELECTOR LEVER. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION POSITION DISPLAY IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY NOT BE ON OR MAY BE INCORRECT.
- The risk
- IF THE GEAR DISPLAYED IS DIFFERENT FROM THE GEAR ENGAGED, THIS COULD RESULT IN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL CHECK THE AFFECTED NUT IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER LINKAGE, AND TIGHTEN IT IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 15, 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 NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
- Notes
- NISSAN RECALL NO. R3009.
Reported March 31, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V123000 (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V123000, 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 31, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted