NHTSA campaign 05V512000 · Nissan campaign PB011

Nissan Recall 05V-512: DRIVER SEAT POWER LUMBAR SUPPORT SWITCH

NHTSA recall 05V512000 (Nissan campaign PB011) was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on November 7, 2005, with 102,551 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nissan Maxima for model years 2004–2006. Owners were notified on January 16, 2006, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V512000 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: 05V512000 (also written 05V-512 or 05V512)
Filed by: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Nissan campaign number: PB011
Report received: November 7, 2005
Potentially affected: 102,551 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seats — Front Assembly — Power Adjust
Owners notified: January 16, 2006

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V512000. 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, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built December 4, 2002 – August 11, 2005 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V512000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE DRIVER PREFERRED PACKAGE, THE WIRE HARNESS FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT POWER LUMBAR SUPPORT SWITCH MAY BE ROUTED INCORRECTLY AND COULD BE PINCHED UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT.

Safety consequence

A PINCHED HARNESS, IN COMBINATION WITH DRIVING VIBRATION, MAY RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE HARNESS THAT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE IN THE SEAT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRE HARNESS AND ROUTE IT CORRECTLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 16, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Notes

NISSAN RECALL NO. PB011.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 05V512000

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.