NHTSA recall 98V093000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 98V093000 |
| Manufacturer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 1998-05-05 |
| Owners notified | 1998-08-14 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES |
| Units potentially affected | 512387 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. WATER CAN ENTER AND DISPLACE THE GREASE IN THE WIPER ARM LINKAGE BALL JOINT WHERE THE WIPER LINKAGE ATTACHES TO THE WIPER MOTOR LINKAGE.
What can happen
THIS CAN RESULT IN GRADUAL WEAR OVER A PERIOD OF TIME INSIDE THE JOINT THAT COULD LEAD TO THE SEPARATION OF THE WIPER LINKAGE ASSEMBLY FROM THE WIPER MOTOR LINKAGE AT THE BALL JOINT. A LOSS OF WINDSHIELD WIPER FUNCTION CAN RESULT IN THIS SEPARATION OCCURS.
The remedy
TO PREVENT GREASE FROM BEING WASHED OUT OF THE JOINT, THE DEALERS WILL MODIFY BY ADDING A WATER DIVERSION SEAL THAT WILL PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE BALL JOINT AREA.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AUGUST 14, 1998. DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES INVOLVED, THE OWNER MAILING WILL BE PHASED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1998. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1995 NISSAN 200SX | Built 1994-11-01 to 1997-12-31. |
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| 1996 NISSAN 200SX | Built 1994-11-01 to 1997-12-31. |
| 1997 NISSAN 200SX | Built 1994-11-01 to 1997-12-31. |
| 1998 NISSAN 200SX | Built 1994-11-01 to 1997-12-31. |
| 1995 NISSAN SENTRA | Built 1994-11-01 to 1997-12-31. |
| 1996 NISSAN SENTRA | Built 1994-11-01 to 1997-12-31. |
| 1997 NISSAN SENTRA | Built 1994-11-01 to 1997-12-31. |
| 1998 NISSAN SENTRA | Built 1994-11-01 to 1997-12-31. |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 98V093 | 2000-12-07. Service bulletin. VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR POTENTIAL OF WATER ENTERING WIPER ARM LINKAGE BALL JOINT, RESULTING GRADUAL WEAR INSIDE THE JOINT AND CAUSING THE WIPERS TO STOP WORKING WHILE THEY ARE BEING USED WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TT |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.