NHTSA campaign 98V234000

Nissan Recall 98V-234: NISSAN/LIGHT BULB SOCKET

NHTSA recall 98V234000 was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on September 21, 1998, with 100,032 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nissan D21 for model years 1995–1996 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on November 30, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V234000 (also written 98V-234 or 98V234)
Filed by: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Report received: September 21, 1998
Potentially affected: 100,032 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Exterior Lighting — Tail Lights
Owners notified: November 30, 1998

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V234000. 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 D21
- 1995, 1996 · Vehicles built March 1, 1995 – November 30, 1995 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V234000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. A REAR LAMP WILL NOT ILLUMINATE BECAUSE THE METAL BARREL IN THE LIGHT BULB SOCKET MOVES OR SEPARATES FROM THE PLASTIC SOCKET HOUSING DUE TO INADEQUATE HEAT RESISTANCE OF THE PLASTIC AT THE LAMP OPERATING TEMPERATURE.

Safety consequence

THE STOP/TAIL COMBINATION LAMP OR THE TURN SIGNAL LAMP WILL NOT FUNCTION.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BULB SOCKETS IN THE REAR COMBINATION LAMPS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NOVEMBER 30, 1998.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-NISSAN1 (1-800-647-7261).ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V234000

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.