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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 96V185000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 06/09/1996 to 09/19/1996 | V (Vehicle) | 36000 | 10/28/1996 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 10/10/1996 | 10/16/1996 | 571 | 209 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain buckle assemblies were produced with a buckle base that was improperly heat treated. this can cause the buckle base to be brittle failing to comply to fmvss no. 209, seat belt assemblies. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a collision, these seat belts may not restrain an occupant increasing the risk of injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the buckle assemblies and replace them if necessary. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin during october 1996.note: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 highwaytraffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| NTB99022A | 08/26/1999 | NTB99022 | 607626 | Concerns with the front seat belt latch plate stopper button missing. *tt | 09/30/1999 |
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||||
| 99022 | 10/28/2005 | 99022D | 10017473 | Front seat belt latch plate retaining button missing. *tt | 11/08/2005 |
| NTB99022C | 08/05/2003 | NTB99022B | 10003515 | Front seat belt latch plate retaining button missing. *tt | 10/22/2003 |
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||||
| NTB99022B | 05/02/2001 | NTB99022A | 629210 | Seat belt latch plate retaining button missing. *tt | 03/27/2002 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 06/24/2000 | 1 | ||
| Rear lap and shoulder belts locked up and would not release, nearly strangling the child. consumer cut the seat belt to release the child from the seat, cause unknown. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 12/30/2003 | 58000 | 2 | 06/11/2002 |
| My son was in a head on crash in my vehicle. he was traveling approximately 30 mph when he hit the back of another car. his air bags did not deploy nor did his seatbelt lock. his chin hit the steering wheel. his head and hand both went into the windshield which is cracked. he was driving a 1997 nissan altima. i also have photos of the car and the windshield.*ak | |||
| 160806 | 3 | ||
| The vehicles driver and passenger side seat belt guide rails locked up intermittently which causes the seat belt warning system to activate. dealership replaced guide rail once on the passenger side and once on the driver side. *mr *nlm | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 09/01/1996 | |||
| Passenger's front shoulder/lap belts inoperative, won't pull out of seatbelt assembly to go around passenger, not fixed. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| The seat and shoulder belts lock up and do not retract all the way back, sometimes leaving slack in the seatbelt. dealer has not seen. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 08/15/2004 | 2 | ||
| Rear brake lights failure- both sides- first left then right- replaced went out again soon after. lights on heater gauges failed. cigarette lighter female part pulls out of dash when you take the lighter out. passenger door panel came off-keeps the doors from unlocking- tried to fix it and ended up being locked in my car in the rain for an hour. back passenger side seat belt was jammed. also odometer is jammed-has never been tampered with. was bringing my husband to work and i know that it is a 10 mile drive-none of the numbers rolled over. works when it wants to. *nm | |||
| Rear seat belts malfunctioned, person called in not owner. he called from fred martin, barberton, have no parts. *ak | |||