NHTSA Campaign 04V497000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 04V497000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V497000 with NHTSA on October 13, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V497000, NHTSA lists up to 96 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 30, 2004 and February 27, 2004.
The 04V497000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V497000 were scheduled from October 25, 2004, 12 days after the report.
04V497000 covers 2 models from Infiniti, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 04V497000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V497000 vehicles, the 2004 Infiniti Q45 has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V497000 ranks 117 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V497000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 7 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 04V497000 was 03V200000, reported on June 2, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH MAY MALFUNCTION.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 25, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
- Notes
- NISSAN RECALL NO. R0407.
Reported October 13, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V497000 (2)
Infiniti (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V497000, 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: October 13, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted