NHTSA Campaign 15V054000
STEERING:COLUMN
NHTSA campaign 15V054000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: column. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 15V054000 with NHTSA on February 2, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V054000, NHTSA lists up to 16,973 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 29, 2007 and April 25, 2008.
The 15V054000 report reached NHTSA 7 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V054000 were scheduled from March 9, 2015, 35 days after the report.
15V054000 covers 2 models from Infiniti and Nissan, model years 2008–2009.
Owners of the model years 15V054000 covers have filed at least 11 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V054000 vehicles, the 2008 Infiniti EX35 has the most (11).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V054000 ranks 89 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V054000, Nissan North America, Inc has 15 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 15V054000 was 14V218000, reported on April 28, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008 Infiniti EX35 vehicles equipped with the power tilt/telescope option included in the premium package, manufactured June 29, 2007, to April 25, 2008, 2009 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 vehicles manufactured October 31, 2007, to April 16, 2008, and 2009 Nissan GT-R vehicles manufactured March 14, 2007, to April 25, 2008. The steering column outer tube may not be round, resulting in extra stress being applied to the upper steering bearing. This stress may cause the bearing retainer to fracture, creating extra play in the steering wheel or a possible loss of steering.
- The risk
- Extra play in the steering wheel or a loss of steering may increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering shaft on the Infiniti EX35, FX35, and FX45 vehicles, and will replace the steering column assembly on the Nissan GT-R vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on March 9, 2015. Infiniti owners may contact customer service at 1-800-662-6200. Nissan owners may contact the GT-R hotline at 1-866-668-1487.
Reported February 2, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V054000 (2)
Infiniti (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V054000, 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 2, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted