# NHTSA recall 87V109000

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: 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


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1987 NISSAN VAN](/makes/nissan/van/1987/recalls.md). Built 1986\-09\-01 to 1987\-06\-01.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [FC0008833](/bulletins/39642.md), 1995-11-01, Service bulletin

## 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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