NHTSA Campaign 10V115000
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
NHTSA campaign 10V115000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: gear box: shaft sector. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 10V115000 with NHTSA on March 24, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V115000, NHTSA lists up to 4,038 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 22, 2010 and March 13, 2010.
Owner notification letters for 10V115000 were scheduled from April 19, 2010, 26 days after the report.
10V115000 covers 2 models from Nissan, model years 2010.
Owners of the model years 10V115000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V115000 vehicles, the 2010 Nissan Pathfinder has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V115000 ranks 91 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V115000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 7 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 10V115000 was 09V411000, reported on October 19, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- NISSAN HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 FRONTIER, PATHFINDER, AND XTERRA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 22, 2010 TO MARCH 13, 2010. ON SOME OF THE POTENTIALLY AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE FASTENERS SECURING THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG MODULE, AND ALSO THE FASTENERS SECURING THE STEERING SHAFT POSITIONING BRACKET MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATION.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT TRAJECTORY MIGHT BE AFFECTED. THE FASTENERS COULD POSSIBLY COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN POSITIONING BRACKET INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG FASTENERS AND ANY MISSING FASTENERS WILL BE REPLACED AND ALL LOOSE FASTENERS WILL BE RETIGHTENED TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 19, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Reported March 24, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V115000 (2)
Nissan (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V115000, 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: March 24, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted