NHTSA Campaign 16V119000
SERVICE BRAKES
NHTSA campaign 16V119000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 16V119000 with NHTSA on February 29, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V119000, NHTSA lists up to 46,859 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 19, 2012 and July 31, 2015.
The 16V119000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V119000 were scheduled from March 28, 2016, 28 days after the report.
16V119000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2013–2015.
Owners of the model years 16V119000 covers have filed at least 134 complaints naming the service brakes, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V119000 vehicles, the 2015 Nissan Leaf has the most (84).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V119000 ranks 64 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V119000, Nissan North America, Inc has 15 other recalls on the service brakes on this site; the one before 16V119000 was 15V733000, reported on November 5, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 LEAF vehicles manufactured November 19, 2012, to July 31, 2015. During very cold temperatures, the relay inside the electronic brake booster may freeze, requiring the driver to exert more effort to slow the vehicle down.
- The risk
- If the brake relay fails, longer distances or additional brake effort would be required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Intelligent Brake Control Unit software, free of charge. The recall began on March 28, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported February 29, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V119000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V119000, 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 29, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted