Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | ||||||||||||||||
| 09V393000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 04/14/2008 to 08/28/2009 | V (Vehicle) | 143223 | 11/09/2009 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 10/05/2009 | 10/07/2009 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Nissan is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the states of 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. the material in the nut used to secure the sensor-transmitter of the tire pressure monitoring system (tpms) may corrode and potentially crack in areas with heavy concentrations of road salt. if this occurs, the nut may come out of the sensor-transmitter and the tpms lamp will illuminate. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the tpms lamp is disregarded and the vehicle continues to be driven in this condition, the tire will quickly lose air pressure at a consistent rate resulting in a flat tire increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | The dealer will replace the tpms nut with a new, more robust nut. this service will be performed free of charge. the recall is expected to begin on or before november 9, 2009. owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261 and infiniti at 1-800-662-6200. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | |||||
| ITB-09-050 | 09/29/2009 | 10031304 | Infiniti: tire pressure monitoring system (tpms) warning light on/blinking. no models or model years listed. *pe | 01/04/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| TIRES | |||
| 11/28/2008 | 1 | ||
| My wife and i purchased a 2008 infinity m35x less than a year ago. on our first freeway drive here in the seattle, wa metro area we noticed that the car would violently jerk in a very unsafe way to the left or right. this violent jerk is so severe that if you are not paying complete attention when entering a section of truck rutting the care will leave the lane and snap into the next lane. within weeks of purchasing the vehicle i took it back to the infinity of kirkland dealership where we had purchased it. they understood the problem and mentioned that other owners had brought this model in for the same problem. the dealership mentioned that when they brought it to the attention of the manufacturer that they stated it was a regional road condition issue and they would not be responsible for a repair or alteration. i told the dealership that a rental vw rabbit did not show similar signs of a jerking motion when traveling the same roads. the dealership understood and agreed that other models in the infinity line don't have this issue. the dealership went on to say that some of the other owners had filled complaints with the ftc and did in fact finally get a some resolution from the manufacturer. we have recently filed a complaint with the ftc. in just those cases where complaints were filed, the manufacturer replaced the brand of tires that were installed in the vehicle and for the most part repaired the issue. this repair was only done when the manufacturer was forced to do so. this seems not only unfair to all the other owners but irresponsible of the manufacturer. my wife and i believe this to be extremely unsafe and are surprised that this condition has not already hit the news cause accidents and potential deaths. please help us remedy this situation. *tr | |||