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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V284000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 06/01/1990 to 06/30/1992 | V (Vehicle) | 28970 | 01/04/1999 | ODI | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 11/05/1998 | 11/10/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with bose rear speakers that have an integral amplifier. a conductive bridge can form between two lines of the circuit board pattern when there is accumulated electrolyte leaked froma capacitor and high humidity conditions. this can close a transistor on the circuit board which causes overheating. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition could result in smoke or flame and possibly the speaker catching fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the circuit board with a new board that has been coated. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification is expected to begin january 4, 1999. 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-nissan1 (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). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | |||||
| ITB-09-062 | 11/17/2009 | 10032524 | Infiniti: vent control valve replacement. no applied vehicles affected: all models; no model years listed. *pe | 04/09/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 08/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Air conditioner failed. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 04/01/1996 | |||
| Front speakers began malfunctioning less than an hour after a recall service replacing the rear speaker amplifiors. recall notice stated that rear speakers could malfunction and cause a fire. the notice warned that if a pop was heard to turn off the system. within less than an hour of the recall service the front speakers began to occasinally pop and then go off and on. the cassette player also began to malfunction for the first time , go off and on and plays tapes at an acceleated rate of speed. dealer and infinitti have been contacted and refuse to correct the problems stating no connect between the performed recall and three component system malfunction whcih appeared for the first time less than an hour later. please tell me if the front speaker popping represents any kind of safety risk and if so what i need to do? | |||
| 06/20/1996 | 02/01/1991 | ||
| The nhtsa did a recall on the back speakers for this same car and there is a problem with the front speaker as well. *ak | |||
| 01/12/1999 | 1 | ||
| Short or spark behind radio resulted in vehicle fire. | |||
| 02/12/1999 | 1 | ||
| Recall repair of the rear speaker/amplifiers completed, front speakers are experiencing same defect however are not included in the recall repair. | |||
| 03/28/1997 | |||
| Consumer unplugged the speaker from the front driver's side door after he had experienced fumed/odors from that area. consumer received a recall notice for the rear speaker fires--i recall 9v-284. *ak | |||
| 12/18/1996 | |||
| Left rear speaker ignited, resulting in a fire. vehicle was totaled. *ak | |||