Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 06V348000

Service brakes, hydraulic

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2006-09-12.

Recall campaignNHTSA 06V348000

Service brakes, hydraulic

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic
Manufacturer
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Vehicles affected
13,184
Reported to NHTSA
2006-09-12
Owners notified
2006-11-10

Defect description

CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 135, 'PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS.' THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR CAP IS MISSING PART OF THE REQUIRED BRAKE FLUID WARNING.

Safety risk

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STANDARD IS TO ENSURE SAFE BRAKING PERFORMANCE UNDER NORMAL AND EMERGENCY DRIVING CONDITIONS.

Manufacturer remedy

NEW BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR CAPS WILL BE MAILED TO VEHICLE OWNERS ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION. THE LETTERS WILL INSTRUCT OWNERS WHO DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE THEIR OWN BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR CAP TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER FOR THE REPAIR. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 10, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Notes

CUSTOMERS 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.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Nissan Versa2007

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.