NHTSA campaign 03V455000 · Nissan campaign R3021/R3022
Infiniti and Nissan Recall 03V-455: NISSAN/CRANK/CAM POSITION SENSOR WELD
NHTSA recall 03V455000 (Nissan campaign R3021/R3022) was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on November 17, 2003, with 630,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nissan Sentra, Infiniti I35, Nissan Altima and more for model years 2000–2003. Owners were notified on December 22, 2003, 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 03V455000 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
- 03V455000 (also written 03V-455 or 03V455)
- Filed by
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Nissan campaign number
- R3021/R3022
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 630,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V455000. 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 G35
- 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2002 – June 30, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Infiniti I35
Infiniti M45
- 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2002 – June 30, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Infiniti Q45
- 2002 · Vehicles built January 1, 2001 – June 30, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Nissan
Nissan 350Z
- 2003 · Vehicles built April 1, 2002 – June 30, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Nissan Altima
Nissan Maxima
Nissan Murano
- 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2001 – June 30, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Nissan Sentra
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V455000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER SOLDER JOINT DUE TO SOLDER DEFORMATION CAUSED BY HEAT STRESS ACCELERATED BY THE EXISTENCE OF FLUX RESIDUE DURING THE SOLDERING PROCESS.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON, CREATE A NO START CONDITION, CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR(S), AND IN SOME CASES, THE VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL SENSOR(S). VEHICLES INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL CAMPAIGN, 01V357, ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS NEW CAMPAIGN. THE REPLACEMENT SENSORS USED IN THAT CAMPAIGN ARE ALSO AFFECTED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
Notes
NISSAN RECALL NO. R3022/INFINITI RECALL NO. R3021.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V455000
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.