Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 87V109000

Engine and engine cooling: engine

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1987-07-16.

Recall campaignNHTSA 87V109000

Engine and engine cooling: engine

Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine
Manufacturer
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Vehicles affected
10,025
Reported to NHTSA
1987-07-16
Owners notified
1987-07-24

Defect description

VALVE COVER GASKET MAY LEAK OIL.

Safety risk

OIL MAY DRIP ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND IF ENGINE ISOPERATED UNDER SEVERE CONDITION OR OPERATED AT CONTINUOUSLY HIGH SPEEDS. THEMANIFOLD MAY BECOME HOT ENOUGH TO IGNITE THE OIL. THIS COULD RESULT IN ANENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

THE VALVE COVER GASKET WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW GASKET REDESIGNED TO CORRECT THE OIL LEAK.

Notes

SYSTEM: ENGINEVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VAN

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Nissan VAN1987

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.