NHTSA campaign 04V326000 · Nissan campaign PU401
Nissan Recall 04V-326: NISSAN/SKYVIEW ROOF
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V326000 (Nissan campaign PU401) was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on July 7, 2004, with 32,100 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nissan Maxima for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on September 7, 2004, 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 04V326000 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
- 04V326000 (also written 04V-326 or 04V326)
- Filed by
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Nissan campaign number
- PU401
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 32,100 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility — Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE04-035 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V326000. 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 Maxima
- 2004 · Vehicles built December 4, 2002 – December 17, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V326000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SKYVIEW ROOFS, THE GLASS FOR THE ROOF MAY NOT HAVE BEEN QUENCHED PROPERLY AFTER THE FORMING PROCESS, RESULTING IN TEMPER IMBALANCE.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CREATE EXCESSIVE INTERNAL STRESS IN THE GLASS AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE GLASS TO SHATTER, CREATING A RISK OF INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE GLASS IN THE SKYVIEW ROOF. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Notes
NISSAN RECALL NO. PU401. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V326000
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.