| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
02V146000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
INFINITI |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
I30 |
| Model Year: |
2002 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
20010621 - 20020129 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
90500 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20020729 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20020729 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
20020530 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20020603 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE PIN AT THE END OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE LINK (LOWER CONTROL ARM) COULD BREAK WHERE IT IS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS CAN CAUSE A KNOCKING SOUND AND ABNORMAL STEERING. THIS COULD RESULT IN DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSVERSE LINKS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES WITH NEW ONES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 29, 2002. 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 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200. |