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NHTSA campaign 08V284000

Infiniti and Nissan Recall 08V-284: AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER FAN/VISTEON

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 08V284000 was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on June 27, 2008, with 180,664 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Infiniti QX56, Nissan Armada and Nissan Titan for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on August 2, 2008, 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 08V284000 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
08V284000 (also written 08V-284 or 08V284)
Filed by
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
180,664 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Appliance — Air Conditioner
Owners notified
NHTSA investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE08-037 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V284000. 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.

Infiniti

  • Infiniti QX56

    • 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built March 17, 2005 – August 21, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All Infiniti recalls

Nissan

  • Nissan Armada

    • 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built March 17, 2005 – August 21, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Nissan Titan

    • 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built March 17, 2005 – August 21, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All Nissan recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V284000.

Defect description

NISSAN IS RECALLING 180,664 MY 2005-2006 TITAN, ARMADA AND INFINITY QX56 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AFTER MARCH 17, 2005, THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH A VISTEON AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER FAN MOTOR. THE FAN MOTOR MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SEALED ALLOWING EXCESSIVE WATER INTRUSION AND INADEQUATE DRAINAGE OF MOISTURE.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE CORROSION IN THE MOTOR LEADING POSSIBLY TO OVERHEATING AND A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A 'THERMAL PROTECTOR KIT' AND TEST THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER FAN MOTOR AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 2, 2008. 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 08V284000

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.