NHTSA campaign 00V292002

Nissan Recall 00V292002: NISSAN/STEERING GEAR

NHTSA recall 00V292002 was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on October 2, 2000, with 70,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nissan Quest for model years 1999–2000. Owners were notified on November 13, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V292002 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: 00V292002
Filed by: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Report received: October 2, 2000
Potentially affected: 70,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Rack and Pinion
Owners notified: November 13, 2000

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V292002. 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.

Nissan

Nissan Quest
- 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built September 18, 1998 – March 13, 2000 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V292002.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. ONE OR MORE OF THE FIVE BOLTS THAT MOUNT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR TO THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY TIGHTENED.

Safety consequence

THERE COULD BE A LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING, WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY NOISE OR VIBRATION.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES AND, IF THE BOLTS ARE MISSING, WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BOLTS. ALL BOLTS WILL BE TIGHTENED TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 13, 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 NISAN 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 00V292002

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.