NHTSA campaign 07V267000 · Nissan campaign R0703
Nissan Recall 07V-267: ENGINE FIRES
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 07V267000 (Nissan campaign R0703) was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on June 21, 2007, with 140,582 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nissan Altima for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on July 3, 2007, 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 07V267000 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.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V267000 (also written 07V-267 or 07V267)
- Filed by
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Nissan campaign number
- R0703
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 140,582 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE07-026 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V267000. 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 Altima
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 25, 2006 – May 11, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V267000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, IF A SUFFICIENTLY HOT OBJECT ENTERS THE AIR FILTER HOUSING THROUGH THE ENGINE FRESH AIR INTAKE SYSTEM AND CONTACTS THE ENGINE AIR FILTER, THE FLAMMABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIR FILTER MATERIAL ARE SUCH THAT THE FILTER MAY IGNITE.
Safety consequence
IF THE AIR FILTER MATERIAL IGNITES, A FIRE MAY OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR FILTER WITH A NEW ONE THAT HAS IMPROVED ANTI-FLAMMABILITY MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 3, 2007, AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH OCTOBER 1, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Notes
NISSAN RECALL NO. R0703.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 07V267000
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.