NHTSA Campaign 18V551000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NHTSA campaign 18V551000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 18V551000 with NHTSA on August 21, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V551000, NHTSA lists up to 153,047 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 14, 2017 and August 15, 2017.
The 18V551000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V551000 were scheduled from October 1, 2018, 41 days after the report.
18V551000 covers 5 models from Chevrolet and Nissan, model years 2017–2018.
Owners of the model years 18V551000 covers have filed at least 74 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V551000 vehicles, the 2017 Nissan Sentra has the most (33).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V551000 ranks 37 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V551000, Nissan North America, Inc has 19 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 18V551000 was 16V485000, reported on June 29, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017 Nissan NV200, Sentra, NV3500 Van, NV3500 Bus, NV200 Taxi, NV1500, NV2500 Van, Chevrolet City Express, 2017-2018 Frontier, Versa Note, and Versa Sedan vehicles that have a mechanical (physical) key ignition system. In these models, over time, the weight on the key ring and road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position to the accessory position, turning off the engine.
- The risk
- If the vehicle stalls, it can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the production information on the ignition switch, and replace it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.
Reported August 21, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V551000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V551000, 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: August 21, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted