# NHTSA recall 04V581000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 04V581000
- Manufacturer's number: PB124
- Manufacturer: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Reported: 2004\-12\-15
- Owners notified: 2005\-01\-03
- Component: TRAILER HITCHES
- Units potentially affected: 131

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE ACCESSORY TOW HITCH ATTACHMENT BOLTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION.


## What can happen

THIS COULD CAUSE THE TOW HITCH TO LOOSEN OR SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE TOW HITCH.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 3, 2005.  OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1\-800\-647\-7261.


## Notes

NISSAN RECALL NO. PB124.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2004 NISSAN XTERRA](/makes/nissan/xterra/2004/recalls.md). Built 2004\-07\-13 to 2004\-07\-20.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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