Nissan North America, Inc.: Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Linkages
Nissan North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 5, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 512,387. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. WATER CAN ENTER AND DISPLACE THE GREASE IN THE WIPER ARM LINKAGE BALL JOINT WHERE THE WIPER LINKAGE ATTACHES TO THE WIPER MOTOR LINKAGE.
The risk
THIS CAN RESULT IN GRADUAL WEAR OVER A PERIOD OF TIME INSIDE THE JOINT THAT COULD LEAD TO THE SEPARATION OF THE WIPER LINKAGE ASSEMBLY FROM THE WIPER MOTOR LINKAGE AT THE BALL JOINT. A LOSS OF WINDSHIELD WIPER FUNCTION CAN RESULT IN THIS SEPARATION OCCURS.
The remedy
TO PREVENT GREASE FROM BEING WASHED OUT OF THE JOINT, THE DEALERS WILL MODIFY BY ADDING A WATER DIVERSION SEAL THAT WILL PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE BALL JOINT AREA.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Nissan 200Sx | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 Nissan Sentra | 58 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 1997 Nissan 200Sx | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 Nissan Sentra | 108 | 7 | 1 | 26 |
| 1996 Nissan 200Sx | 37 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 Nissan Sentra | 141 | 7 | 1 | 43 |
| 1995 Nissan 200Sx | 51 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| 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 98V093000.
Full record for the 1998 Nissan 200Sx → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →