NHTSA campaign 96V034000
Nissan Recall 96V-034: Steering — Gear Box (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 96V034000 was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on February 22, 1996, with 1,775 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nissan Pathfinder for the 1996 model year. Owners were notified on September 2, 1996, 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 96V034000 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
- 96V034000 (also written 96V-034 or 96V034)
- Filed by
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,775 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Gear Box (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V034000. 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 Pathfinder
- 1996 · Vehicles built August 1, 1995 – January 1, 1996 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V034000.
Defect description
DUE TO THE TYPE OF LUBRICANT USED IN THE STEERING TRANSFER GEAR ASSEMBLY, THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES (LESS THAN -30 C) COULD INCREASE TO THE POINT WHERE SOME DRIVERS WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE WHEEL.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN THE INABILITY TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE WHEEL, INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS ARE REPLACING THE STEERING TRANSFER GEAR ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY HAVING DIFFERENT LUBRICANT.
Notes
SYSTEM: STEERING; GEAR BOX. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. NOTE: OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V034000
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.