NHTSA recall 87V109000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 87V109000 |
| Manufacturer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 1987-07-16 |
| Owners notified | 1987-07-24 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
| Units potentially affected | 10025 |
What is wrong
VALVE COVER GASKET MAY LEAK OIL.
What can happen
OIL MAY DRIP ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND IF ENGINE ISOPERATED UNDER SEVERE CONDITION OR OPERATED AT CONTINUOUSLY HIGH SPEEDS. THEMANIFOLD MAY BECOME HOT ENOUGH TO IGNITE THE OIL. THIS COULD RESULT IN ANENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
THE VALVE COVER GASKET WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW GASKET REDESIGNED TO CORRECT THE OIL LEAK.
Notes
SYSTEM: ENGINEVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VAN
| 1987 NISSAN VAN | Built 1986-09-01 to 1987-06-01. |
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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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| FC0008833 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. SQUEAK OR SQUEAL NOISE AFTER INSTALLATION OF RECALL WATER PUMP. *TW |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.