NHTSA Campaign 21V170000
STEERING:LINKAGES
NHTSA campaign 21V170000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: linkages. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 21V170000 with NHTSA on March 11, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V170000, NHTSA lists up to 15,223 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V170000 were scheduled from May 6, 2021, 56 days after the report.
21V170000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2020.
Owners of the model years 21V170000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V170000 ranks 90 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 21V170000, Nissan North America, Inc has 15 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 21V170000 was 21V138000, reported on March 4, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 Nissan Murano vehicles. The left and/or right-hand transverse link may not have been manufactured correctly, which could result in it separating from the ball joint.
- The risk
- Ball joint separation can cause a loss of vehicle control, and increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transverse link's lot codes, and if necessary, replace them and perform a vehicle alignment, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 6, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PC797.
Reported March 11, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V170000 (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V170000, 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: March 11, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted