NHTSA campaign 12V068000
Nissan Recall 12V-068: TIRE PRESSUSRE MONITORING SYSTEM/FMVSS 138
NHTSA recall 12V068000 was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on February 22, 2012, with 2,983 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nissan Murano and Nissan Rogue for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on February 15, 2012, 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 12V068000 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
- 12V068000 (also written 12V-068 or 12V068)
- Filed by
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,983 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Tires — Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 138
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V068000. 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 Murano
- 2012 · Vehicles built November 23, 2011 – January 11, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Nissan Rogue
- 2012 · Vehicles built November 23, 2011 – January 11, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V068000.
Defect description
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 MURANO AND ROGUE VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 23, 2011 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2012. DURING ASSEMBLY, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THUS, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 138,TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM.
Safety consequence
A NON-ACTIVE TPMS CANNOT WARN A DRIVER THAT A TIRE IS UNDERINFLATED. UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN RESULT IN TIRE OVERLOADING AND OVERHEATING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE STILL IN DEALER INVENTORY. DEALERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO ACTIVATE ALL OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY 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 12V068000
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.