Nissan North America, Inc.: Engine and Engine Cooling
Nissan North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 10, 2003 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 70. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THE FRONT SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE LINK'S BALL JOINT BRACKET MAY BREAK FROM STRESS CONCENTRATION AT A NOTCH CREATED BY SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND THE SHAPE OF THE MATERIAL CUT-LINE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRACKET ON THESE VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 15, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Nissan Sentra | 180 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 2002 Nissan Sentra | 318 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 2001 Nissan Sentra | 236 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 2000 Nissan Sentra | 171 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
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 03V511000.
Full record for the 2003 Nissan Sentra → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →