NHTSA Campaign 09V169000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 09V169000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 09V169000 with NHTSA on May 19, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V169000, NHTSA lists up to 362,891 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 8, 2002 and October 26, 2007.
The 09V169000 report reached NHTSA 19 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V169000 were scheduled from August 24, 2009, 97 days after the report.
09V169000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2003–2007.
Owners of the model years 09V169000 covers have filed at least 98 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V169000 vehicles, the 2003 Nissan Murano has the most (98).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V169000 ranks 8 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V169000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 11 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 09V169000 was 07V527000, reported on November 14, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- NISSAN IS RECALLING 362,891 MY 2003-2007 MURANO VEHICLES. THE INTAKE AIR DUCTS, WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERMEDIATE RESONATOR IN THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM OF THE ENGINE, MAY SEPARATE FROM THE RESONATOR WITH ENGINE MOVEMENT. THIS SEPARATION OCCURS DUE TO THE PREMATURE AGING OF THE MATERIAL USED IN THE INTAKE AIR DUCTS WHICH CAUSES EXCESSIVE SHRINKING.
- The risk
- ENGINE MAY STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE/REPAIR THE APPROPRIATE COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Reported May 19, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V169000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V169000, 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: May 19, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted