NHTSA campaign 00V063000
Nissan Recall 00V-063: NISSAN/FRONT COIL SPRINGS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 00V063000 was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on March 2, 2000, with 14,800 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nissan Sentra for model years 1995–1996 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on April 24, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V063000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V063000 (also written 00V-063 or 00V063)
- Filed by
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 14,800 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Springs — Coil Springs
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Service Query SQ99-018 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V063000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V063000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS MAY NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT CORROSION RESISTANCE IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY WHERE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF DE-ICING SALTS ARE APPLIED TO ROADS IN THE WINTER.
Safety consequence
IF A BROKEN SPRING COMES OUT OF THE LOWER SEAT, IT COULD CONTACT AND PUNCTURE THE TIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT COIL SPRING.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 24, 2000.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).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V063000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.