| NHTSA Record Id: 3906 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: INFINITI |
| Recalled Component Id: 000014157000201562000000282 |
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| Model Name: QX4 |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V282000 |
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| Component Name: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 08 2001 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 08 2001 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 31000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 24 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Nissan North America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Aug, 30 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 06 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. some of the brackets used to attach the two gas struts to the rear door (hatch) may have been improperly made. at high ambient temperatures, the increase in gas pressure in the strut(s) could cause one or both brackets to bend, resulting in the struts detaching from the bracket(s) when opening or closing the rear door. |
Consequence Summary: If both struts detach from the brackets, the door will rapidly fall down, possibly striking someone and causing serious injury. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the strut brackets. owner notification began september 24, 2001. 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. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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