NHTSA Campaign 12V032000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR
NHTSA campaign 12V032000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: manual transmission: shift pattern indicator. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 12V032000 with NHTSA on February 1, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V032000, NHTSA lists up to 36,608 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 9, 2011 and January 13, 2012.
The 12V032000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V032000 were scheduled from March 5, 2012, 33 days after the report.
12V032000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2012.
Owners of the model years 12V032000 covers have filed at least 163 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V032000 ranks 53 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V032000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 5 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 12V032000 was 04V408000, reported on August 19, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 VERSA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 9, 2011, THROUGH JANUARY 13, 2012 FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 114,THEFT PROTECTION. DUE TO INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE SHIFTER ROD AND THE SHIFT KNOB, THE VEHICLES MAY BE SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL.
- The risk
- THE OPERATOR CAN INADVERTENTLY SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH OR INJURY TO A NEARBY PEDESTRIAN.
- The fix
- NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SHIFTER KNOB OR THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AS NEEDED, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MEARH 5, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Reported February 1, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V032000 (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V032000, 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: February 1, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted