NHTSA Campaign 05V319000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NHTSA campaign 05V319000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V319000 with NHTSA on July 14, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V319000, NHTSA lists up to 125,466 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 8, 2002 and September 24, 2004.
The 05V319000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V319000 were scheduled from August 1, 2005, 18 days after the report.
05V319000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2003–2005.
Owners of the model years 05V319000 covers have filed at least 399 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V319000 vehicles, the 2003 Nissan Murano has the most (187).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V319000 ranks 26 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V319000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 7 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 05V319000 was 03V477000, reported on November 14, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A WIRE BREAKING INSIDE THE ALTERNATOR COULD STOP THE BATTERY FROM CHARGING.
- The risk
- IF THIS HAPPENS, THE CHARGER WARNING AND BRAKE WARNING LAMPS WILL IMMEDIATELY COME ON AND THE BATTERY WILL BEGIN TO DISCHARGE. AFTER A SHORT TIME, THE ENGINE WILL GO INTO A "FALL SAFE" CONDITION WHICH WILL LIMIT VEHICLE SPEED. THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR WITH A NEW VERSION WHICH HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO PREVENT MOVEMENT OF THE COIL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Reported July 14, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V319000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V319000, 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: July 14, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted