NHTSA recall 11V244000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 11V244000 |
| Manufacturer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2011-04-20 |
| Owners notified | 2011-08-25 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT; STEERING:COLUMN |
| Units potentially affected | 195991 |
What is wrong
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1996-2004 PATHFINDER AND MODEL YEAR 1997-2003 INFINITI QX4 VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WASHINGTON D.C., WEST VIRGINIA AND WISCONSIN. IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT ARE USED, A MIXTURE OF SNOW/WATER AND SALT MAY ENTER AN ASSEMBLY LOCATION HOLE IN THE UPPER STRUT HOUSING, CAUSING WATER TO COLLECT AT THE MATING SURFACE OF THE STRUT HOUSING PANEL AND THE INNER HOOD LEDGE ASSEMBLY. OVER TIME, THIS SNOW/WATER AND SALT INTRUSION MAY RESULT IN CORROSION OF THE STRUT TOWER HOUSING IN SOME SUBJECT VEHICLES.
What can happen
THE STRUT HOUSING MAY CRACK AND PULL AWAY FROM THE INNER HOOD LEDGE ASSEMBLY. THIS MAY LEAD TO GRINDING NOISES, INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, AND POSSIBLY THE STEERING COLUMN TO BREAK, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
NISSAN WILL INSPECT THE STRUT HOUSING AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM NOTIFICATION LETTER WAS SENT OUT IN MAY 2011. THE SECOND NOTICE WAS MAILED ON JULY 25, 2011. 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> .
| 1997 INFINITI QX4 | Built 1996-09-01 to 2002-10-31. |
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| 1998 INFINITI QX4 | Built 1996-09-01 to 2002-10-31. |
| 1999 INFINITI QX4 | Built 1996-09-01 to 2002-10-31. |
| 2000 INFINITI QX4 | Built 1996-09-01 to 2002-10-31. |
| 2001 INFINITI QX4 | Built 1996-09-01 to 2002-10-31. |
| 2002 INFINITI QX4 | Built 1996-09-01 to 2002-10-31. |
| 2003 INFINITI QX4 | Built 1996-09-01 to 2002-10-31. |
| 1996 NISSAN PATHFINDER | Built 1995-10-01 to 2004-07-31. |
| 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER | Built 1995-10-01 to 2004-07-31. |
| 1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER | Built 1995-10-01 to 2004-07-31. |
| 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER | Built 1995-10-01 to 2004-07-31. |
| 2000 NISSAN PATHFINDER | Built 1995-10-01 to 2004-07-31. |
| 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER | Built 1995-10-01 to 2004-07-31. |
| 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER | Built 1995-10-01 to 2004-07-31. |
| 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER | Built 1995-10-01 to 2004-07-31. |
| 2004 NISSAN PATHFINDER | Built 1995-10-01 to 2004-07-31. |
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 PE11004
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.
| PE11004 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2011-01-28, closed 2011-06-30. Frame/Body Structure Corrosion. STEERING:COLUMN; STEERING; SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT; SUSPENSION:FRONT; SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER; SUSPENSION. |
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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
| 03005 | 2003-04-10. Service bulletin. RUBBING/WHEEZING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING. *TT |
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| 03007 | 2003-04-10. Service bulletin. RUBBING/WHEEZING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.