NHTSA Campaign 14V052000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
NHTSA campaign 14V052000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 14V052000 with NHTSA on February 12, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V052000, NHTSA lists up to 13,535 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 28, 2012 and December 17, 2013.
The 14V052000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V052000 were scheduled from March 17, 2014, 33 days after the report.
14V052000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2012–2014.
Owners of the model years 14V052000 covers have filed at least 21 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V052000 vehicles, the 2013 Nissan Frontier has the most (8).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V052000 ranks 96 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 14V052000, Nissan North America, Inc has 19 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 14V052000 was 13V521000, reported on October 17, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2012 through 2014 Frontier vehicles manufactured from November 28, 2012, through December 17, 2013. In the affected vehicles, a circuit breaker may have been installed incorrectly causing the main wire harness connected to the circuit breaker to face outward, potentially contacting a metal bolt located on the A-pillar.
- The risk
- The bolt may wear through the wire harness covering, resulting in an electrical short which could cause a fire.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the circuit breaker orientation. If the circuit breaker orientation is incorrect, dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported February 12, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V052000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V052000, 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 12, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted