NHTSA Campaign 07V248000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NHTSA campaign 07V248000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the suspension: front. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 07V248000 with NHTSA on June 7, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V248000, NHTSA lists up to 1,438 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 20, 2006 and September 29, 2006.
The 07V248000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V248000 were scheduled from July 2, 2007, 25 days after the report.
07V248000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V248000 ranks 98 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 07V248000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 9 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 07V248000 was 06V046000, reported on February 13, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- DURING PRODUCTION, A SELECT NUMBER OF VEHICLES UNDERWENT AN OFFLINE INSPECTION AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT WHERE A BOLT IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED. ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS BOLT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATION WHEN IT WAS REINSTALLED.
- The risk
- IF THE BOLT IS LOOSE, THE DRIVER WILL HEAR A RATTLING NOISE AND NOTICE VIBRATION. IF THE BOLT COMES OFF COMPLETELY, THE DRIVER CAN EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ATTACHMENT BOLTS AND TIGHTEN THEM TO THE SPECIFIED VALUE. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 2, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
- Notes
- NISSAN RECALL NO. PB037.
Reported June 7, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V248000 (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V248000, 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: June 7, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted