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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 05099 | 10/27/2005 | 10017471 | Cam bolts for front wheel alignment. *tt | 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 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR - AXLE - NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| NTB-10-008 | 01/15/2010 | 10033306 | Nissan: rear axle seal leaks. the rear axle assembly is leaking gear oil from the right and/or left hand axle seal, and the vehicle is equipped with a m226 style axle and no noise or vibration is coming from the rear final drive gears and | 08/06/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 12/21/2012 | 93000 | ||
| When the fuel gauge gets close to 1/4 tank it will drop down to empty and the check engine light comes on. | |||
| 01/16/2007 | 15000 | 1 | |
| 2006 xterra. bought new, after one year of ownership had four people in it and rear bottom out. has done this many times. dealership first said it was only mine , no other complaints from no one else, then replaced shocks , rear leaf springs. had them drive others on lot and all did the same thing. nissan sent out a dealer rep, only to say i hit the dip in the road to fast. this is not only a cover up from a bad design from nissan, but it is a safety issue to at 65 miles an hour and you bottom out you could loose control. are you going to be able to stop the suv when the shock mounts break and or the leaf springs break, how about after many times of the impact on the axel do to the bump stops hitting it are the axles going to have problems? *tr | |||
| 11/09/2005 | 10 | 1 | 11/09/2005 |
| I purchased my car(xterra 2006 off road vin 5n1an08w66c508944) from darcars of indianola inc., on november 9, 2005. on the same day (the car had only 10 miles) i noticed the steering had a problem. when i driven over 60 mph is hard to control the car(wiggles). i took the car to different nissan dealer for repairs but the car still the same the car has over 13.000 miles now. *nm | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 05/19/2009 | 20000 | 1 | |
| 2006 nissan xterra bottoms out in rear every bump in road. with passengers in rear, bump is so hard it causes all passengers to hit head, sounds like you have hit a tree. can locate same complaint all over internet. nissan reports nothing wrong design flaw only. crashing my rear axle, still under full warranty and refuse to do anything. simple bump stops have proven to help many at cost of over $300 installed. nissan should repair, design flaw should not be at customers expense. not safe for kids in rear seats. *tr | |||
| 01/01/2007 | 5000 | 1 | |
| The rear of my '06 xterra bottoms out very easily. this has been a problem since day one. the dealer saw the problem and replaced the rear shocks, but that did not solve the problem. it appears that the leaf springs on the truck are weak (according to many online sources). *tr | |||
| 11/30/2008 | 1 | ||
| The rear of my '06 xterra bottoms out very easily. this has been a problem since day one. the dealer saw the problem and replaced the rear shocks, but that did not solve the problem. it appears that the leaf springs on the truck are weak (according to many online sources). my xterra is now 3,000 miles out of warranty. *tr | |||
| 03/26/2008 | 1000 | 10 | 12/15/2006 |
| The rear suspension is poorly designed in that there is not enough suspension travel before the axel hits the rubber bumper stops. if i carry passengers in the rear seat, the rear suspension will always bottom out on the rubber frame bumpers. *tr | |||
| 12/31/2006 | 1 | 2 | 12/31/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. while driving 65 mph over a dip in the road, the vehicle's frame strikes the axle. the dealer stated that the contact needed to purchase a lift shackle and new shocks. the dealer also stated that nothing could be done because that is how the vehicle was designed. the current mileage was 4,000 and failure mileage was 1. updated 02/01/08. *lj | |||