NHTSA Recall 11V244000
NHTSA Campaign Id 11V244000; Date: Apr. 20, 2011
The strut housing may crack and pull away from the inner hood ledge assembly. This may lead to grinding noises, increased steering effort, and possibly the steering column to break, resulting in the loss of steering control, which could result in a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
1997 Infiniti QX4; 1998 Infiniti QX4; 1999 Infiniti QX4; 2000 Infiniti QX4; 2001 Infiniti QX4; 2002 Infiniti QX4; 2003 Infiniti QX4; 1996 Nissan Pathfinder; 1997 Nissan Pathfinder; 1998 Nissan Pathfinder; 1999 Nissan Pathfinder; 2000 Nissan Pathfinder; 2001 Nissan Pathfinder; 2002 Nissan Pathfinder; 2003 Nissan Pathfinder; 2004 Nissan Pathfinder
Component: Steering:column
Manufactured by: Nissan North America, Inc.
Affected Units:: 195,991
Recall Summary:
Nissan is recalling certain model year 1996-2004 pathfinder and model year 1997-2003 Infiniti qx4 vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in, connecticut, delaware, iowa, illinois, indiana, massachusetts, maine, maryland, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, washington d. C. , west virginia and wisconsin. In areas of the country in which heavy concentrations of road salt are used, a mixture of snow/water and salt may enter an assembly location hole in the upper strut housing, causing water to collect at the mating surface of the strut housing panel and the inner hood ledge assembly. Over time, this snow/water and salt intrusion may result in corrosion of the strut tower housing in some subject vehicles.
How to Fix:
Nissan will inspect the strut housing and repair the vehicles as necessary, free of charge. An interim notification letter was sent out in may 2011. The second notice was mailed on July 25, 2011. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Aug 25, 2011
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