NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1997-07-22.
Recall campaignNHTSA 97V110000
Structure: body: door
Component
Structure: body: door
Manufacturer
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Vehicles affected
450
Reported to NHTSA
1997-07-22
Owners notified
1997-08-01
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. ONE OF THREE STYROFOAM PADS LOCATED IN EACH REAR DOOR AS PART OF THE DESIGN FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS NO. 214, "SIDE DOOR STRENGTH," WAS NOT INSTALLED.
Safety risk
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, AN OCCUPANT WOULD NOT BE PROPERLY PROTECTED INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE MISSING PAD IN EACH REAR DOOR.
Notes
NOTE:OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BEGIN DURING AUGUST 1996.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-NISSAN 1 (1-800-647-7261).ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
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.