Nissan North America, Inc.: Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil Springs
Nissan North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 2, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 14,800. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS MAY NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT CORROSION RESISTANCE IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY WHERE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF DE-ICING SALTS ARE APPLIED TO ROADS IN THE WINTER.
The risk
IF A BROKEN SPRING COMES OUT OF THE LOWER SEAT, IT COULD CONTACT AND PUNCTURE THE TIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT COIL SPRING.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Nissan Sentra | 141 | 7 | 1 | 43 |
| 1995 Nissan Sentra | 117 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V063000.
Full record for the 1996 Nissan Sentra → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →