NHTSA Campaign 08V464000
WHEELS
NHTSA campaign 08V464000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the wheels. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 08V464000 with NHTSA on September 15, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V464000, NHTSA lists up to 3,403 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 24, 2008 and August 14, 2008.
The 08V464000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V464000 were scheduled from September 15, 2008, 0 days after the report.
08V464000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V464000 ranks 94 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V464000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the wheels on this site; the one before 08V464000 was 03V307000, reported on August 22, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- NISSAN IS RECALLING 3,403 MY 2009 ALTIMA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 16-INCH ALLOY WHEELS. SOME THESE WHEELS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATION. THIS COULD CAUSE ONE OR MORE OF THE FIVE LUG NUTS ATTACHING THE WHEEL TO THE VEHICLE TO BECOME LOOSE.
- The risk
- IF THE LUG NUTS BECOME LOOSE, IT COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE IF IT IS EQUIPPED WITH ONE OF THE AFFECTED WHEELS. IF IT IS, THE WHEELS WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES THAT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED TO THE CORRECT SPECIFICATION. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Reported September 15, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V464000 (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V464000, 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: September 15, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted