Recall Detail

INFINITI / I30 / 1998

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 8569 Vehicale/Equipment Name: INFINITI
Recalled Component Id: 000009182000201535000000203 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: I30 Model Year: 1998
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V129000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR Manufacturer That Filed Report: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1997 End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 31 1997
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 17000
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 06 1999 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Nissan North America, Inc. Report Received Date: May, 20 1999
Record Creation date : May, 27 1999 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: 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. Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin during july 1999.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 infiniti at 1-800-662-6200. 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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