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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - LINKAGES | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V093000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 11/01/1994 to 12/31/1997 | V (Vehicle) | 512387 | 08/14/1998 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 05/05/1998 | 05/06/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. water can enter and displace the grease in the wiper arm linkage ball joint where the wiper linkage attaches to the wiper motor linkage. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This can result in gradual wear over a period of time inside the joint that could lead to the separation of the wiper linkage assembly from the wiper motor linkage at the ball joint. a loss of windshield wiper function can result in this separation occurs. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | To prevent grease from being washed out of the joint, the dealers will modify by adding a water diversion seal that will prevent water from entering the windshield wiper linkage ball joint area. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification is expected to begin august 14, 1998. due to the large number of vehicles involved, the owner mailing will be phased and will continue through december 31, 1998. 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 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||||
| PI95011 | 05/01/1995 | 43078 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||||
| NTB95056 | 07/01/1995 | 45011 | Power window main switch. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - LINKAGES | |||||
| 98V093 | 08/07/1998 | 6092407 | Voluntary safety recall campaign for potential of water entering wiper arm linkage ball joint, resulting gradual wear inside the joint and causing the wipers to stop working while they are being used which could result in an accident. *t | 12/07/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 04/04/2011 | 138000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1995 nissan sentra. the contact was driving approximately 60 mph in rainy weather conditions with the windshield wipers activated and suddenly the wipers failed to operate. the contact drove with caution to the side of the road and waited until the rain subsided; and then resumed in operation. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. the technician informed the faulty motor linkage contributed to the failure. there was a recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 98v093000 (visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages). the manufacturer was notified and they advised the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 138,000. js | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||
| 01/19/1996 | |||
| Rear window sheared, dealer said it was due to a deforster system, replace the window. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 12/01/1995 | |||
| Driver side door automatic push button that controls the windows, intermittently fails when window is down will raise the window up only by turn the vehicle off | |||
| VISIBILITY - SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY | |||
| 12/29/1996 | 1 | 06/01/1995 | |
| Sunroof glass shattered. | |||
| 08/30/1995 | 0 | ||
| Problem with sunroof assembly. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 06/15/1998 | 1 | 06/15/1998 | |
| There is a film on the windshield that cannot be removed causing poor visibility. | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||
| 06/21/2000 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was traveling about 45mph on the highway and windshield wipers just stopped working.*ak | |||
| 2 | 09/01/1995 | ||
| Windshield wiper blades failed to work proerpy. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - LINKAGES | |||
| 10/04/2005 | 1 | 08/20/2003 | |
| Wiper blades quit working while driving on freeway on rainy night. had to pull a side and waited 3 hours for the rain to stop. wiper motor linkage failed. there is recall on the wiper motor linkage on nissan sentra 200sx for 1995 to 1998 cars. but the dealer said this car is not in the recall list where as the problem is absolutely same as described in the recall 98v093000. *nm | |||
| 1 | |||
| Wiper arm linkage ball joint failed prior to recall notice causing poor visibility during massive storm almost resulting in vehicle collision. | |||
| 11/17/1998 | |||
| The consumer has been experiencing problems with windshield wiper motor. when consumer took vehicle to get it serviced for recall number 98v093000, windshield motor went out. the manufacturer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - MOTOR | |||
| 06/17/2003 | 1 | ||
| Consumer stated that windshield wiper motor arm is made of inefficient plastic materials. consumer took vehicle to the dealer for a recall repair, and the parts for the repair only lasted for about three months before breaking down again.*ak | |||