NHTSA campaign 05V480000

Nissan Recall 05V-480: FOLDING THIRD ROW REAR SEAT

NHTSA recall 05V480000 was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on October 17, 2005, with 33,042 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nissan Quest for model years 2004–2005. Owners were notified on December 19, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 05V480000 (also written 05V-480 or 05V480)
Filed by: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Report received: October 17, 2005
Potentially affected: 33,042 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seats — Mid/Rear Assembly
Owners notified: December 19, 2005

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V480000. 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
- 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built January 4, 2004 – October 15, 2004 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V480000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH A FOLDING THIRD ROW REAR SEAT, WHEN THE THIRD ROW SEAT IS RAISED FROM ITS STOWED POSITION, IT ENGAGES STRIKER BRACKETS, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE SEAT CUSHION. THE FOLD-AWAY STRIKER LOOP IS WELDED TO A MOUNTING BRACKET. THE STRIKER MAY BECOME DETACHED FROM ITS MOUNTING BRACKET DUE TO A BROKEN WELD AT THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO THE BRACKET.

Safety consequence

IF THE THIRD ROW SEAT STRIKER WELD FAILS, THE STRIKER COULD SEPARATE FROM THE MOUNTING BRACKET. STRIKER SEPARATION COULD AFFECT THE RISK OF INJURY IN CERTAIN TYPES OF CRASHES.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THIRD ROW SEAT STRIKER BRACKETS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 19, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V480000

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.