NHTSA Campaign 09V411000
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
NHTSA campaign 09V411000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: gear box: shaft pitman. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 09V411000 with NHTSA on October 19, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V411000, NHTSA lists up to 163,659 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 7, 2007 and July 20, 2009.
The 09V411000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V411000 were scheduled from November 30, 2009, 42 days after the report.
09V411000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2008–2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V411000 ranks 22 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V411000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 7 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 09V411000 was 06V402000, reported on October 23, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 ROGUE VEHICLES. A SCREW IN THE STEERING GEAR HOUSING COVER MAY LOOSEN OVER TIME AND COULD FALL OUT. AS IT LOOSENS, THE STEERING RESPONSE OF THE VEHICLE MAY BE COMPROMISED BUT THE DRIVER WILL RETAIN STEERING CONTROL.
- The risk
- THE SCREW MAY EVENTUALLY COME OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR COVER. IF LARGE STEERING INPUTS ARE MADE WITH THE COVER SCREW MISSING THE PINION SHAFT MAY COME OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT WHETHER THE STEERING GEAR COVER SCREW IS LOOSE AND WILL BE RETIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL A COVER PLATE TO PREVENT THE SCREW FROM POSSIBLY COMING OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Reported October 19, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V411000 (2)
Nissan (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V411000, 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: October 19, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted