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 | |||||
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| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 05097 | 07/11/2007 | 05097A | 10017472 | Cam bolts for front wheel alignment. *tt updated 09-12-07. *kb | 11/08/2005 |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| NTB-10-072A | 10/06/2010 | 10034904 | Nissan: front suspension noise. a noise (clunking, squeaking, popping) can be heard when performing at least one of the following actions: turning the steering wheel left or right, driving over speed bumps, driving on rough roads, acceler | 01/26/2011 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||||
| NTB-10-052 | 04/08/2010 | 10032628 | Nissan: the propeller shaft u joint (journal/journal bearings) is the source of noise and/or vibration on an applied vehicle. diagnose by evaluating the u joint with the propeller shaft removed. replace the u joint (journal/journal beari | 04/21/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 02/01/2012 | 138000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 nissan titan. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning while driving 45 mph. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic test. the dealer stated that the failure was due to the electronic control unit. the dealer replaced the electronic control unit. the headlights then failed to illuminate. the contact also stated that the rear axle failed while driving 60 mph and the rear axle was replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failures and they denied assistance with repairs. the headlight failure was not repaired. the failure mileage was 138,000 and the current mileage 148,000. sm. | |||
| 02/01/2012 | 138000 | ||
| Tl-the contact the contact owns a 2008 nissan titan. the contact state while driving at the 45mph the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer a diagnostic was performed, which located the failure at the ecu. the dealer replaces the electronic control unit and caused the headlights to fail. the contact stated that the vehicle rear axle had failed while driving 60mph but the rear axle was replaced. the manufacturer was made a ware of the failures and they denied assistance with the repair. the headlight was not repaired. the failure mileage was 138,000 and the current mileage 148,000. li | |||
| 04/15/2009 | 52000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 nissan titan . the contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, he can feel the vehicle vibrate especially when braking on a high speed. the contact then noticed that the stabilizer bar was not in a correct alignment causing his tires to wear out prematurely. the dealer was contacted and that his vehicle was not considered a recall warranty. there have been no diagnosis and no repairs. the failure mileage was 52000 and the current mileage was 60000.cv | |||
| 02/01/2008 | 254 | 1 | |
| Vehicle has a vibration/shaking problem. at 55mph the bed shakes. at 65mph there is a vibration that causes the passenger seat to shake. it gets worse. at 70mph the whole vehicle shakes. *tr | |||
| 07/20/2008 | 6500 | 1 | |
| After 7000 miles on 08 titan nissan i was told by the dealership i have improper wear on the tires due to manufacture and they made me pay $1,000.00 for new ones. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 12/30/2010 | 1000 | ||
| 2008 nissan titan has a large knock in the front suspension when going over bumps and or hills when driving the posted speed limit. the truck was taken to the nissan dealership many times until nissan finally decided to post a tsb. the tsb states to replace the front springs on 2008-2010 titans with springs from 2007 titans which will lower the front of the truck by 1.5 inches. my truck is now an eye sore by having an unbalanced rake when looking at the truck from front to back and still knocks heavily when going over bumps and or hills. nissan admits the issue is present but state they do not have a fix. | |||
| 08/27/2010 | |||
| In 2005 titan truck had their adjustable camber bolts replaced with non-adjustable bolt. this caused any truck needing a front end alignment to have to have the bolts replaced. nissan is not replacing these bolts on a recall but have notified dealers ona atsb. this seems to be a deliberate attempt to cause more dealer work and consumer cost by designing a bolt that they knew in advance would not work. | |||
| 01/01/2008 | 500 | 1 | |
| Vehicle has had erratic handling/steering since day one. has been in dealership for problem 7 times. they say no problem brought to independent alignment shops and frame shop. they determined that rear axle was off center therefore causing the tracking to be off and preventing a proper alignment and causing erratic steering and having to constantly correct the steering wheel while driving. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 1 | ||
| 2008 nissan titan. consumer states he has received 4 recalls on his vehicle. consumer expresses discontent regarding dealer not responding to recall problems *tgw each time the consumer went to the dealer, they would tell him, the parts were not available. *jb | |||