NHTSA Campaign 04V408000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 04V408000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: manual transmission: column shift assembly. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V408000 with NHTSA on August 19, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V408000, NHTSA lists up to 5,664 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 15, 2004 and April 28, 2004.
The 04V408000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V408000 were scheduled from September 27, 2004, 39 days after the report.
04V408000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 04V408000 covers have filed at least 464 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V408000 ranks 88 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V408000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 5 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 04V408000 was 03V164000, reported on May 5, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A COLUMN SHIFTER, THE SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY FOR THE COLUMN SHIFTER MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY.
- The risk
- DURING ITS USE THIS COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE PORTION OF THE ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE LEVER IN THE PARK POSITION. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SHIFTER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
- Notes
- NISSAN RECALL NO. RU403.
Reported August 19, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V408000 (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V408000, 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 19, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted