NHTSA Campaign 06V244000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 06V244000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V244000 with NHTSA on July 11, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V244000, NHTSA lists up to 105,200 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 1, 2002 and July 28, 2006.
The 06V244000 report reached NHTSA 1 month before the end of the affected build window.
Owner notification letters for 06V244000 were scheduled from December 18, 2006, 160 days after the report.
06V244000 covers 2 models from Infiniti, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 06V244000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V244000 vehicles, the 2003 Infiniti FX45 has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V244000 ranks 29 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V244000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 7 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 06V244000 was 04V497000, reported on October 13, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- DURING A CANADIAN COMPLIANCE TEST, CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, 'LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.' A REAR COMBINATION LAMP ASSEMBLY DID NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.
- The risk
- THIS STANDARD IS TO REDUCE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS AND INJURIES RESULTING FROM TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, BY PROVIDING ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION OF THE ROADWAY, AND BY ENHANCING THE CONSPICUITY OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON THE PUBLIC ROADS SO THAT THEIR PRESENCE IS PERCEIVED AND THEIR SIGNALS UNDERSTOOD, BOTH IN DAYLIGHT AND IN DARKNESS OR OTHER CONDITIONS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR COMBINATION LAMP ASSEMBLIES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT INFINITI AT AT 1-800-662-6200.
- Notes
- INFINITI RECALL NO. R0607.
Reported July 11, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V244000 (2)
Infiniti (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V244000, 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 11, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted