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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10E002000 | RIDE CONTROL, LLC | E (Equipment) | 12657 | 03/15/2010 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 02/11/2010 | 02/11/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Ride control is recalling certain front strut mounts branded as gabriel ride control or arvinmeritor, p/nos. 142435, 142193, 142305, 142303, sold as replacement equipment for the vehicles listed above. the affected front strut mounts did not contain a weld joint between the bearing housing and the rate plate. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The absence of the weld can allow the strut to come out of its mounting position under certain extreme driving conditions which could cause damage to surrounding vehicle components increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Ride control will notify owners of record and replace the affected parts free of charge. the safety recall began on march 15, 2010. owners may contact ride control at 1-248-458-1396. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket gabriel ride control or arvinmeritor front strut mounts and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by general motors, nissan, or toyota.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 . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 06/15/2003 | 0 | ||
| Vehicle has remote lock on starter,( if payment is not made on due date). one week after purchase, remote lock failed. at attempt to repair it was made 3 times, since then other electrical parts have failed and/or failing. air conditioning has failed, windows and door locks have haphazderly worked off and on. radio doesn't work since repairs have been attempted. transission shift doesn't work properly. have to go to accessory put shifter in neutral to start vehicle. when in park start will not engage. there are no rubber boots on cv joints. dealer claimed the vehicle was never wrecked or had any major repair work done. dealer had warranty on vehicle, then sold business, full coverage insurance was required for warranty to be in effect. new dealer is not honoring warranty and the vehicle is falling apart. | |||
| 06/06/1999 | 1 | 06/01/1998 | |
| There has been a rattlying sound in the front right of the car since the day i purchased it. it was determined that it has a bad strut, or mount. the air bag unit is bad. the computer indicated that the airbag unit is bad on 9/10/99. the car has been in no accidents since i purchased it. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 05/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Car pulled to the right due to misalignment. *dsh | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
| 05/31/1997 | |||
| While driving under normal driving conditions passenger's side control arm broke, resulting in loss of steering. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | |||
| 12/24/1996 | |||
| When trying to get into the next lane the wheel became inoperative because the front lower control arm broke. please describe details. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SHOCK ABSORBER | |||
| 06/28/1998 | |||
| Problem with rusts/corrosion developing on the independent front shock absorber. dealer notified. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||
| 06/05/2007 | 133792 | 1 | 01/08/1998 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1995 nissan altima. the contact noticed that the left front tire was flat. the sidewall was punctured by the coil spring. the tire was replaced by a mechanic. the current and failure mileages were 133,792. | |||
| 03/28/2007 | 110000 | 1 | 07/23/1995 |
| Right front coil spring located on strut broke, the top coil rusted and broke the remaining coil spring jumped over the retainer on the strut assembly and was resting on the inner fender. *jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - STABILIZER BAR | |||
| 05/01/1998 | 1 | ||
| Stabilizer arm failed causing noise. nlm | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SHOCK ABSORBER | |||
| 01/28/2000 | 2 | 03/01/1995 | |
| Two years after owning my altima i was told i needed the rear struts replaced. this was paid for by warranty. now after five years of owning the vehicle i am once again being told that the struts are needing to be replaced. i asked the service tech where i was getting my car serviced if this seemed right and he thought it seemed funny that i would need to get them replaced again and that i should still be on my first set of rear struts. *ak | |||