| NHTSA Record Id: 15179 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: NISSAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007671000201600000000005 |
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| Model Name: PATHFINDER |
Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V034000 |
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| Component Name: STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1995 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1996 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1775 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 02 1996 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Nissan North America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Feb, 22 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 28 1996 |
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| Defect Summary : Due to the type of lubricant used in the steering transfer gear assembly, the effort required to turn the steering wheel at low ambient temperatures (less than -30 c) could increase to the point where some drivers would have difficulty in turning the wheel. |
Consequence Summary: This condition could result in the inability to change the direction of the vehicle while attempting to turn the wheel, increasing the potential for a vehicle accident. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers are replacing the steering transfer gear assembly with a new assembly having different lubricant. |
Recall Notes: System: steering; gear box. vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicles. note: 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. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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