NHTSA campaign 98V325000

Infiniti Recall 98V-325: NISSAN/FMVSS 114/THEFT PROTECTION

NHTSA recall 98V325000 was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on December 14, 1998, with 22,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Infiniti Q45 for model years 1997–1998. Owners were notified on February 16, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 98V325000 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: 98V325000 (also written 98V-325 or 98V325)
Filed by: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Report received: December 14, 1998
Potentially affected: 22,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Power Train — Automatic Transmission
Owners notified: February 16, 1999
Safety standard: FMVSS 102

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V325000. 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 Q45
- 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built July 1, 1996 – June 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V325000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF WITHOUT PLACING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IN THE "PARK" POSITION. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 102, "TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT."

Safety consequence

IF THIS OCCURRED AND THE DRIVER FAILED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER TO 'PARK' OR ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AWAY IF PARKED ON A SLOPE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SHIFT LOCK CONTROL UNIT.

Notes

THIS RECALL SUPERSEDES PREVIOUS RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V-215.OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FEBRUARY 16, 1999.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 (1-800-NISSAN1). 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 98V325000

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.