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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V208000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 11/19/2009 to 04/22/2010 | V (Vehicle) | 41649 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 05/14/2010 | 05/14/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Nissan is recalling certain model year 2010 titan, armada, qx56, frontier, xterra, and pathfinder vehicles manufactured from november 19, 2009 through march 3, 2010. the lower control link assembly has two cylindrical collars forming the inboard attachment points to the chassis. due to an improper welding process some collars may contain welds that do not meet strength specifications. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the collar weld separates, the vehicle handling will deteriorate, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Nissan will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin on or about june 14, 2010. owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 . | |||||||||||||||
| 10E019000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | E (Equipment) | 1873 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 05/20/2010 | 05/21/2010 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Nissan is recalling certain front and rear lower links, p/nos. 54501zq00a, 54500zq00a, 551a1zq00a, 551a0zq00a , 54501ea00a, 54500ea00a, 551a1ea500, 551a0ea500, 54501zr00a, and 54500zr00a, sold between november 25, 2009 and may 14, 2010 as replacement parts for model year 2004 through 2010 titan, armada, and qx56, and model years 2005 through 2010 frontier, xterra, and pathfinder vehicles. the lower control link assembly has two cylindrical collars forming the inboard attachment points to the chassis. due to an improper welding process some collars may contain welds that do not meet strength specifications. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the collar weld separates, the vehicle handling will deteriorate, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Nissan will notify owners and dealers will replace any affected lower link free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin on or about june 14, 2010. owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| ITB-10-035A | 10/06/2010 | 10034905 | Infiniti: front suspension noise. a noise (clunking, squeaking, popping) can be heard when performing at least one of the following actions-turning steering wheel left/right; driving over speed bumps; driving on rough roads; accelerating/ | 01/26/2011 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR - AXLE - NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| ITB-04-051B | 12/23/2009 | 10032790 | Infiniti: clicking noise from rear axles during take-off/acceleration. *pe | 05/24/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 11/16/2011 | 26000 | ||
| I own 2010 qx56. on november 16th i was coming out of parking garage at chicago o'hare airport. after i pass the pay booth, with in 15 feet at the speed of 4 to 5 miles per hour, i lost control of the steering wheel because of some malfunction of the steering wheel assembly. steering wheel moved 180 degree in one second and hit the pay-booth. car hit the side pavements of the pay-booth and caused the flat tire, damage the body of the car and steering wheel got locked. all the power-steering fluid got leaked out. i had a fractured thumb because of the rapid movement of the steering wheel. car was not drivable and ended up towing to the dealership. dealer replaced the whole steering wheel assembly. this can be a major safety issue. i was just about to go on high-way. if this would have happened on expressway.. i am not sure i would be alive. | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 01/10/2010 | 1400 | 1 | |
| A fault code gets set and deactivates the rear air leveling suspension. when that happens, no air to the air shocks and it bottoms out. supposedly, only the dealer can reset it. a real problem when towing a trailer. and even worse, there is no driver alert when it happens or after it has happened -- you just loose your rear suspension. very dangerous. this has happened 3 times for me in the last 3 weeks -- each time i have towed a trailer i need to take it back to the dealer to have it reset. they tried to replace the air pump, but that did not work. the dealer initially blamed an over loaded trailer -- but the trailer was weighed and shown not to be overloaded. my complaint has to do with the fact that the suspension is intentionally completely deactivated by this fault code and their are no warnings provided that it is deactivated. *tr | |||