NHTSA Campaign 10E019000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
Filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC..
NHTSA campaign 10E019000 covers 32 vehicles and concerns the suspension:front:control arm:lower arm. The repair is free.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN FRONT AND REAR LOWER LINKS, P/NOS. 54501ZQ00A, 54500ZQ00A, 551A1ZQ00A, 551A0ZQ00A , 54501EA00A, 54500EA00A, 551A1EA500, 551A0EA500, 54501ZR00A, AND 54500ZR00A, SOLD BETWEEN NOVEMBER 25, 2009 AND MAY 14, 2010 AS REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR MODEL YEAR 2004 THROUGH 2010 TITAN, ARMADA, AND QX56, AND MODEL YEARS 2005 THROUGH 2010 FRONTIER, XTERRA, AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE LOWER CONTROL LINK ASSEMBLY HAS TWO CYLINDRICAL COLLARS FORMING THE INBOARD ATTACHMENT POINTS TO THE CHASSIS. DUE TO AN IMPROPER WELDING PROCESS SOME COLLARS MAY CONTAIN WELDS THAT DO NOT MEET STRENGTH SPECIFICATIONS.
- The risk
- IF THE COLLAR WELD SEPARATES, THE VEHICLE HANDLING WILL DETERIORATE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY AFFECTED LOWER LINK FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 12, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
- 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Vehicles covered by 10E019000 (32)
Nissan (25)
- 2004 Nissan Armada
- 2005 Nissan Armada
- 2006 Nissan Armada
- 2007 Nissan Armada
- 2008 Nissan Armada
- 2009 Nissan Armada
- 2010 Nissan Armada
- 2005 Nissan Pathfinder
- 2006 Nissan Pathfinder
- 2007 Nissan Pathfinder
- 2008 Nissan Pathfinder
- 2009 Nissan Pathfinder
- 2010 Nissan Pathfinder
- 2004 Nissan Titan
- 2005 Nissan Titan
- 2006 Nissan Titan
- 2007 Nissan Titan
- 2008 Nissan Titan
- 2009 Nissan Titan
- 2005 Nissan Xterra
- 2006 Nissan Xterra
- 2007 Nissan Xterra
- 2008 Nissan Xterra
- 2009 Nissan Xterra
- 2010 Nissan Xterra
Is my car affected?
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10E019000. It does not mean your individual car does: a campaign covers a range of VINs built in a specific window, and cars either side of that window are untouched.
Check the 17-character VIN from the driver-side dashboard or door jamb against NHTSA's lookup. If it is covered, the dealer must do the work free of charge, regardless of the car's age or mileage.