| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
81V063000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
NISSAN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
720 |
| Model Year: |
1980 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19791201 - 19810401 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
42735 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19810727 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19810727 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19810522 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19810602 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
IF INVOLVED VEHICLES ARE DRIVEN IN DEEP MUD OR WATER FOR LONG DISTANCES AND AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, MUD AND WATER MAY PENETRATE THE FRONT WHEEL HUB THROUGH THE GREASE SEAL. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING COULD WEAR PREMATURELY, DUE TO BEARING CONTAMINATION. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
THE DEALER WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED GREASE SEAL. UPON INSPECTION, IF SIGNS OF BEARING WEAR OR RUST ARE PRESENT, THE BEARING WILL ALSO BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO OWNER. |