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2003 Nissan Diesel UD2300

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 2 times.

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Steering03V029000
Filed Jan 30, 200328 vehiclesNissan Diesel America, Inc

Defect. ON CERTAIN MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS, A STEERING COUPLER SHAFT IS UTILIZED BETWEEN THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY AND THE STEERING GEAR BOX ASSEMBLY. THIS COUPLER SHAFT HAS A FLEXIBLE YOKE WITH A PINCH BOLT CLAMP AT EACH END TO SECURE THE SHAFT TO EACH ASSEMBLY. THE FLEXIBLE YOKE ON THE END THAT ATTACHES TO THE GEARBOX COULD DEVELOP A CRACK NEAR THE PINCH BOLT CLAMP.

Risk. A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. ALL VEHICLES WERE STILL IN DEALER INVENTORY AND HAVE BEEN REPAIRED.

Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft03V010000
Filed Jan 28, 2003175 vehiclesNissan Diesel America, Inc

Defect. ON CERTAIN MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS, THE DRIVE SHAFT CONNECTING THE TRANSMISSION TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS COMPRISED OF TWO OR THREE INDIVIDUAL SUB-SECTIONS BOLTED TOGETHER. ONE END OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SUB-SECTION CONTAINS A FLANGE YOKE SUPPORTING A UNIVERSAL JOINT. THE FLANGE YOKE ON ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUAL SUB-SECTIONS COULD DEVELOP A CRACK IN THE SHOULDER SUPPORTING THE UNIVERSAL JOINT.

Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVE SHAFT SUB-SECTION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 5, 2003. 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 DIESEL AT 1-972-756-5500.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2003 — this page0200Routine
19980100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jan 30, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.