NHTSA recall 04V326000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V326000 |
| Manufacturer's number | PU401 |
| Manufacturer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2004-07-07 |
| Owners notified | 2004-09-07 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 32100 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SKYVIEW ROOFS, THE GLASS FOR THE ROOF MAY NOT HAVE BEEN QUENCHED PROPERLY AFTER THE FORMING PROCESS, RESULTING IN TEMPER IMBALANCE.
What can happen
THIS COULD CREATE EXCESSIVE INTERNAL STRESS IN THE GLASS AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE GLASS TO SHATTER, CREATING A RISK OF INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE GLASS IN THE SKYVIEW ROOF. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Notes
NISSAN RECALL NO. PU401. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA | Built 2002-12-04 to 2003-12-17. |
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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.
Investigated as PE04035
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE04035 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2004-04-12, closed 2004-07-13. GLASS ROOF SHATTERING. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 03049A | 2003-10-16. Service bulletin. SUNROOF HITS WIND DEFLECTOR WHEN CLOSING / SUNROOF WILL NOT OPERATE. *TT |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.