NHTSA recall 05V480000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 05V480000 |
| Manufacturer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2005-10-17 |
| Owners notified | 2005-12-19 |
| Component | SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 33042 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH A FOLDING THIRD ROW REAR SEAT, WHEN THE THIRD ROW SEAT IS RAISED FROM ITS STOWED POSITION, IT ENGAGES STRIKER BRACKETS, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE SEAT CUSHION. THE FOLD-AWAY STRIKER LOOP IS WELDED TO A MOUNTING BRACKET. THE STRIKER MAY BECOME DETACHED FROM ITS MOUNTING BRACKET DUE TO A BROKEN WELD AT THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO THE BRACKET.
What can happen
IF THE THIRD ROW SEAT STRIKER WELD FAILS, THE STRIKER COULD SEPARATE FROM THE MOUNTING BRACKET. STRIKER SEPARATION COULD AFFECT THE RISK OF INJURY IN CERTAIN TYPES OF CRASHES.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THIRD ROW SEAT STRIKER BRACKETS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 19, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Notes
CUSTOMERS 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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 2004 NISSAN QUEST | Built 2004-01-04 to 2004-10-15. |
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| 2005 NISSAN QUEST | Built 2004-01-04 to 2004-10-15. |
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
| 03115A | 2004-02-18. Service bulletin. HEAD RESTRAINT HOLDERS FOR SECOND AND THIRD ROW SEATS. THIS BULLETIN REPLACES NTB 03-115. *TT |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.