NHTSA Campaign 03V164000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 03V164000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 03V164000 with NHTSA on May 5, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V164000, NHTSA lists up to 164 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 5, 2002 and March 25, 2003.
The 03V164000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V164000 were scheduled from May 27, 2003, 22 days after the report.
03V164000 covers 2 models from Infiniti, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 03V164000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V164000 vehicles, the 2003 Infiniti FX45 has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V164000 ranks 111 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 03V164000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 5 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 03V164000 was 03V123000, reported on March 31, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE BOLTS WHICH ATTACH THE PROPELLER SHAFT(S) TO THE TRANSAXLE AND DIFFERENTIAL(S) MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY TIGHTENED.
- The risk
- IF THE BOLTS COME LOOSE, THE PROPELLER SHAFT MAY COME OFF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PROPELLER SHAFT BOLTS AND TIGHTEN THE BOLTS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 27, 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
- NISSAN RECALL NO. ITB03-032.
Reported May 5, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V164000 (2)
Infiniti (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V164000, 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 5, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted