NHTSA Campaign 10V554000
STEERING:COLUMN
NHTSA campaign 10V554000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: column. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 10V554000 with NHTSA on November 11, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V554000, NHTSA lists up to 500,552 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 9, 2001 and October 20, 2004.
The 10V554000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V554000 were scheduled from December 13, 2010, 32 days after the report.
10V554000 covers 2 models from Nissan, model years 2002–2004.
Owners of the model years 10V554000 covers have filed at least 83 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V554000 vehicles, the 2002 Nissan Xterra has the most (22).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V554000 ranks 5 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V554000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 7 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 10V554000 was 10V115000, reported on March 24, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2004 FRONTIER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 9, 2001 THROUGH OCTOBER 20, 2004, AND MODEL YEAR 2002-2004, XTERRA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 9, 2001, THROUGH JANUARY 6, 2005. OVER TIME CORROSION MAY FORM IN THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN JOINT AND LIMIT MOVEMENT OF THE JOINT. THE LIMITED MOVEMENT OF THIS JOINT MAY CREATE EXCESSIVE LOAD ON THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT. IF THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN IN THIS CONDITION, IT MAY LEAD TO CRACKING OF THE SHAFT DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS THAT REQUIRE LARGE STEERING INPUTS.
- The risk
- THE SHAFT MAY BREAK WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL DURING THESE LOW SPEED MANEUVERS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT AND JOINT WILL BE REPLACED WITH A SHAFT OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 13, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
- Notes
- NISSAN SAFETY RECAL NO. R1037.
Reported November 11, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V554000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V554000, 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: November 11, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted