NHTSA recall 03V511000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 03V511000 |
| Manufacturer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2003-12-10 |
| Owners notified | 2003-12-15 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Units potentially affected | 70 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THE FRONT SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE LINK'S BALL JOINT BRACKET MAY BREAK FROM STRESS CONCENTRATION AT A NOTCH CREATED BY SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND THE SHAPE OF THE MATERIAL CUT-LINE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRACKET ON THESE VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 15, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2000 NISSAN SENTRA | Built 2000-01-20 to 2003-03-25. |
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| 2001 NISSAN SENTRA | Built 2000-01-20 to 2003-03-25. |
| 2002 NISSAN SENTRA | Built 2000-01-20 to 2003-03-25. |
| 2003 NISSAN SENTRA | Built 2001-09-27 to 2003-03-25. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| PC650_PC655 - Fr | 2018-11-19. Service bulletin. Free Oil Change Specific Vehicles Subject to the Takata Recall *****Detailed Information***** To help accelerate repair completions on specific populations of vehicles recalled for the Takata airbag, Nissan is offering a special incentive for certain populations of affected vehicles for a limited time. The expiration date for this offer is December 31, 2018. Nissan is offering a complimentary oil change for participating customers free of charge. Nissan Consumer Affairs will be outreaching to these eligible owners directly, but dealers may also offer this incentive to eligible owners found on your retailed vehicle open campaign report if their VIN has PC650 or PC655 applied in Service Comm or DBS National Service History ? Open Campaign. *****What Dealers Should Do***** 1. Dealers should verify if vehicles are eligible for this complimentary oil change using Service Comm or DBS National Service History ? Open Campaign I.D. PC650 or PC655. - The free oil change should only be performed if the Takata recall campaign has been performed first or at the same time as the oil change. NOTE: Customers should be informed that this free oil change offer is timelimited. Owners may redeem this free oil change offer at any point from the date of Takata repair until December 31, 2018. SERVICE COMM will be deactivated on January 1, 2019, and the offer will expire at that time. 2. The service department should submit the free oil change offer and Takata recall repairs as two separate campaign repair claims. Once the oil change claim has been submitted and paid, the offer will no longer display in Service Comm. |
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| NTB-05-052C | 2011-08-11. Service bulletin. NISSAN: THE ENGINE CRANKS LONGER THAN 3 SECONDS WHEN STARTING. 2002-2006 SENTRA. *RM |
| NTB08-023 | 2008-03-13. Service bulletin. NISSAN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN - 2003-2005 SENTRA / 2005-2006 FRONTIER ECM REPROGRAMMING. CSC WAS RECEIVED. *NJ UPDATED 6/21/11. *PE |
| 06009 | 2006-04-05. Service bulletin. MIL ON WITH DTC U1000 OR U1010 STORED IN ENGINE CONTROL UNIT. *TT |
| 06009 | 2006-03-01. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE U1000 OR U1010 STORED IN ENGINE CONTROL UNIT. *AK |
| 0501 | 2005-12-20. Service bulletin. VOLUNTARY RECALL CAMPAIGN CATALYTIC CONVERTER/FRONT TUBE REPLACEMENT. *TS |
| 05087 | 2005-11-07. Service bulletin. ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELT NOISE. *TT |
| 05052 | 2005-08-18. Service bulletin. LONG ENGINE CRANK TIME BEFORE START. *SC |
| 04080 | 2004-08-18. Service bulletin. ESSENTIAL TOOL - J-44626 AIR FUEL SENSOR SOCKET. ALSO INCLUDING 2005 ALL NISSAN VEHICLES. *TT |
| 04055 | 2004-07-08. Service bulletin. ESSENTIAL TOOL - J-47010 TAMPER RESISTANT TORX PLUS 25IPR BIT. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.