| NHTSA Record Id: 756 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: INFINITI |
| Recalled Component Id: 000015028000201534000000203 |
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| Model Name: I30 |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V171000 |
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| Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 13 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 27 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 161000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 29 2002 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Nissan North America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Jun, 24 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 26 2002 |
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| Defect Summary : On certain passenger vehicles, one of the diodes used in the alternator may have been damaged when built. this can eventually result in failure of the diode and an electrical short which could melt the plastic housing. |
Consequence Summary: If the combustible gas emitted by the melting plastic does not disperse due to air flow through the engine compartment, it could ignite and in turn ignite the fan guide in the alternator. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the alternator. owner notification began july 29, 2002. 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 or infiniti at 1-800-662-6200. |
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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