NHTSA Campaign 03V307000
WHEELS
NHTSA campaign 03V307000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the wheels. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 03V307000 with NHTSA on August 22, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V307000, NHTSA lists up to 31,700 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 15, 1999 and February 29, 2000.
The 03V307000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V307000 were scheduled from September 15, 2003, 24 days after the report.
03V307000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V307000 ranks 59 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 03V307000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the wheels on this site; the one before 03V307000 was 03V098000, reported on March 19, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 2000 NISSAN XTERRA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 15, 1999, AND FEBRUARY 29, 2000. THE ALLOY WHEELS USED ON THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND COULD DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE WHEEL SPOKES.
- The risk
- IF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF SPOKE CRACKS DEVELOP, THE WHEEL COULD FAIL AND SEPARATE FROM THE MOUNTING HUB, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- The fix
- NISSAN WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE FOUR ALLOY WHEELS WITH XTERRA SE MODEL BRIGHT ALLOY WHEELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SPARE TIRE STEEL WHEEL IS NOT AFFECTED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 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. INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED THROUGH NISSAN'S WEB SITE AT WWW.NISSANUSA.COM.
Reported August 22, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V307000 (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V307000, 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: August 22, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted