NHTSA campaign 03V511000

Nissan Recall 03V-511: NISSAN/ELECTRIC VEHICLES/BALL JOINT BRACKET

NHTSA recall 03V511000 was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on December 10, 2003, with 70 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nissan Sentra for model years 2000–2003. Owners were notified on December 15, 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 03V511000 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: 03V511000 (also written 03V-511 or 03V511)
Filed by: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Report received: December 10, 2003
Potentially affected: 70 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling
Owners notified: December 15, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V511000. 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 Sentra
- 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built January 20, 2000 – March 25, 2003 (per NHTSA)
- 2003 · Vehicles built September 27, 2001 – March 25, 2003 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V511000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THE FRONT SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE LINK'S BALL JOINT BRACKET MAY BREAK FROM STRESS CONCENTRATION AT A NOTCH CREATED BY SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND THE SHAPE OF THE MATERIAL CUT-LINE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRACKET ON THESE VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 15, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Notes

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 03V511000

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.