NHTSA campaign 10V208000
Infiniti and Nissan Recall 10V-208: LOWER CONTROL LINK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA recall 10V208000 was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on May 14, 2010, with 41,649 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Infiniti QX56, Nissan Armada, Nissan Frontier and more for the 2010 model year. Owners were notified on May 20, 2010, 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 10V208000 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
- 10V208000 (also written 10V-208 or 10V208)
- Filed by
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 41,649 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Control Arm — Lower Arm
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V208000. 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
- 2010 · Vehicles built November 19, 2009 – April 22, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Nissan
Nissan Armada
- 2010 · Vehicles built November 19, 2009 – April 22, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Nissan Frontier
- 2010 · Vehicles built November 20, 2009 – March 3, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Nissan Pathfinder
- 2010 · Vehicles built November 20, 2009 – March 3, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Nissan Titan
- 2010 · Vehicles built November 19, 2009 – April 22, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Nissan Xterra
- 2010 · Vehicles built November 20, 2009 – March 3, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V208000.
Defect description
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 TITAN, ARMADA, QX56, FRONTIER, XTERRA, AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 19, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 3, 2010. THE LOWER CONTROL LINK ASSEMBLY HAS TWO CYLINDRICAL COLLARS FORMING THE INBOARD ATTACHMENT POINTS TO THE CHASSIS. DUE TO AN IMPROPER WELDING PROCESS SOME COLLARS MAY CONTAIN WELDS THAT DO NOT MEET STRENGTH SPECIFICATIONS.
Safety consequence
IF THE COLLAR WELD SEPARATES, THE VEHICLE HANDLING WILL DETERIORATE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 20, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Notes
OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 10V208000
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.