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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - PEDALS AND LINKAGES | ||||||||||||||||
| 96V031000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 08/01/1995 to 01/01/1996 | V (Vehicle) | 1775 | 09/02/1996 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 02/22/1996 | 02/28/1996 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Due to the thickness of the carpet padding on the transmission tunnel, the space between the brake pedal and the transmission tunnel could catch a driver's right foot under the brake pedal. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition could inhibit a driver from applying the brakes, increasing the risk of a vehicle accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will remove the carpet padding on the transmission tunnel adjacent to the accelerator pedal. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: brakes; hydraulic system; pedals and linkages. vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicles. 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 highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||||
| NTB97043B | 02/18/1998 | 604603 | Information on quality assurance program - rear brake tube caution. *tt | 05/06/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| Abs brakes; when applying brakes normal conditions, the pedal went to the floor and brakes failed to stop the vehicle. please provide details. *ak | |||
| 02/08/1998 | |||
| While driving on an incline vehicle suddenly surged forward. owner applied the brakes, the cable broke, causing the vehicle to collide into another vehicle. the dealer and the manufacturer has been notified. *ak | |||
| 11/16/1996 | |||
| Front anti-lock brakes failed when applied during emergency breaking, once resulting in a crash. *ak | |||
| 11/11/1996 | |||
| Abs problem; on any kind of damp or grit road, in a normal situation, when applying the brakes, the abs system kicks, but the vehicle requires more stopping distance. this incident caused a crash on 4.24/97. vehicle has been at dealer since 6/1/97 to correct problem. *ak | |||
| 01/15/1997 | 2 | ||
| Applied brakes , could feel pumping action, no braking effect, wet pavement/dry pavement, proir to failure, when applied, brakes made loud squeaking noise, according to dealer, no problem, brakes working normal. *ak | |||
| 11/26/1996 | |||
| Coming down a hill, applied the abs brakes and they locked up twice, once resulting in an accident. this happened twice on same road . *ak | |||
| 11/01/1996 | |||
| When driving vehicle on wet road conditions, the vehicle will hydroplane and abs brakes lock up. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 12/05/1999 | |||
| Consumer called conpleting about having problems with brakes failure intermediadly. dealer and manufactor were contacted and has stated that they could not find any problem but consumer also stated that had the brakes changed last month. ts | |||
| 05/22/1996 | 2 | 06/01/1996 | |
| Brakes failed, causing accident. | |||
| Clunking noise from rear end during braking. | |||
| 08/05/1996 | 1 | ||
| Brakes squeak. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE | |||
| 02/18/2005 | 2 | 09/05/1999 | |
| Tried calling nissan re: recall for brakes and steering, and they would not help me. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 10/02/1998 | 6 | 01/01/1996 | |
| Lost presets to radio and time numerous times when ignition turned off. squealing under left front tire and uneven wearing of rotors, caused braking to be sporatic and hard to stop. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - PEDALS AND LINKAGES | |||
| 10/12/2002 | 65000 | 5 | 10/25/1996 |
| This car is a 1996 nissan pathfinder with a slew of problems ranging from: ticking gas, and brake pedal, steering wheel shakes at highway speeds/ vibrating, heat shield, uneven wear of tire,leaking sunroof. *ak | |||