NHTSA Campaign 17V040000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 17V040000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 17V040000 with NHTSA on January 18, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V040000, NHTSA lists up to 341,005 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 17, 2015 and October 6, 2016.
The 17V040000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V040000 were scheduled from February 16, 2017, 29 days after the report.
17V040000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2015–2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V040000 ranks 18 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V040000, Nissan North America, Inc has 9 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site; the one before 17V040000 was 16V029000, reported on January 22, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Altima vehicles. The rear door latch/lock cable on the vehicles may have been improperly routed. As a result, lowering a rear window may inadvertently cause that door to unlatch and open.
- The risk
- If the rear passenger doors inadvertently open while the vehicle is in motion, it may increase the risk of injury to the rear passengers.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will correct the rear door latch/lock cable routing, free of charge. The recall began on February 16, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported January 18, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V040000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V040000, 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: January 18, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted