NHTSA campaign 01V282000

Infiniti and Nissan Recall 01V-282: NISSAN/REAR DOOR HATCH

NHTSA recall 01V282000 was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on August 30, 2001, with 31,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Infiniti QX4 and Nissan Pathfinder for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on September 24, 2001, 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 01V282000 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: 01V282000 (also written 01V-282 or 01V282)
Filed by: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Report received: August 30, 2001
Potentially affected: 31,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure — Body — Hatchback/Liftgate — Hinge and Attachments
Owners notified: September 24, 2001

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V282000. 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.

Infiniti

Infiniti QX4
- 2001 · Vehicles built January 8, 2001 – June 8, 2001 (per NHTSA)

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Nissan

Nissan Pathfinder
- 2001 · Vehicles built December 20, 2000 – June 8, 2001 (per NHTSA)

All Nissan recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V282000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. SOME OF THE BRACKETS USED TO ATTACH THE TWO GAS STRUTS TO THE REAR DOOR (HATCH) MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MADE. AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, THE INCREASE IN GAS PRESSURE IN THE STRUT(S) COULD CAUSE ONE OR BOTH BRACKETS TO BEND, RESULTING IN THE STRUTS DETACHING FROM THE BRACKET(S) WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING THE REAR DOOR.

Safety consequence

IF BOTH STRUTS DETACH FROM THE BRACKETS, THE DOOR WILL RAPIDLY FALL DOWN, POSSIBLY STRIKING SOMEONE AND CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STRUT BRACKETS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 24, 2001. 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.

Notes

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 01V282000

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.