NHTSA Campaign 11V579000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
NHTSA campaign 11V579000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 11V579000 with NHTSA on December 15, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V579000, NHTSA lists up to 33,803 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 11V579000 were scheduled from January 23, 2012, 39 days after the report.
11V579000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2010–2011.
Owners of the model years 11V579000 covers have filed at least 84 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V579000 vehicles, the 2010 Nissan Sentra has the most (50).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V579000 ranks 56 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V579000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 7 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 11V579000 was 10V555000, reported on November 12, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 SENTRA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MR20 ENGINES, MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 11, 2010, TO MAY 22, 2010, AND JULY 8, 2010, TO OCTOBER 25, 2010. THE ZINC COATING APPLIED TO THE TERMINAL STUD BOLT WAS THICKER THAN SPECIFICATION. THIS CAN RESULT IN A VOLTAGE DROP THAT MAY CAUSE DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE AND COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM).
- The risk
- THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER IT STOPPED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL AND COVER, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALLBEGAN ON JANUARY 23, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Reported December 15, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V579000 (2)
Nissan (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V579000, 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: December 15, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted