Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Arm
NHTSA recall 10E019000 · announced May 20, 2010 · Nissan · 1,873 units affected
The problem
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN FRONT AND REAR LOWER LINKS, P/NOS. 54501ZQ00A, 54500ZQ00A, 551A1ZQ00A, 551A0ZQ00A , 54501EA00A, 54500EA00A, 551A1EA500, 551A0EA500, 54501ZR00A, AND 54500ZR00A, SOLD BETWEEN NOVEMBER 25, 2009 AND MAY 14, 2010 AS REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR MODEL YEAR 2004 THROUGH 2010 TITAN, ARMADA, AND QX56, AND MODEL YEARS 2005 THROUGH 2010 FRONTIER, XTERRA, AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE LOWER CONTROL LINK ASSEMBLY HAS TWO CYLINDRICAL COLLARS FORMING THE INBOARD ATTACHMENT POINTS TO THE CHASSIS. DUE TO AN IMPROPER WELDING PROCESS SOME COLLARS MAY CONTAIN WELDS THAT DO NOT MEET STRENGTH SPECIFICATIONS.
The risk
IF THE COLLAR WELD SEPARATES, THE VEHICLE HANDLING WILL DETERIORATE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
What to do
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY AFFECTED LOWER LINK FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 12, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Notes
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2004 Infiniti Qx56
- 2005 Infiniti Qx56
- 2006 Infiniti Qx56
- 2007 Infiniti Qx56
- 2008 Infiniti Qx56
- 2009 Infiniti Qx56
- 2010 Infiniti Qx56
- 2004 Nissan Armada
- 2005 Nissan Armada
- 2006 Nissan Armada
- 2007 Nissan Armada
- 2008 Nissan Armada
- 2009 Nissan Armada
- 2010 Nissan Armada
- 2005 Nissan Frontier
- 2006 Nissan Frontier
- 2007 Nissan Frontier
- 2008 Nissan Frontier
- 2009 Nissan Frontier
- 2010 Nissan Frontier
- 2005 Nissan Pathfinder
- 2006 Nissan Pathfinder
- 2007 Nissan Pathfinder
- 2008 Nissan Pathfinder
- 2009 Nissan Pathfinder
- 2010 Nissan Pathfinder
- 2004 Nissan Titan
- 2005 Nissan Titan
- 2006 Nissan Titan
- 2007 Nissan Titan
- 2008 Nissan Titan
- 2009 Nissan Titan
- 2010 Nissan Titan
- 2005 Nissan Xterra
- 2006 Nissan Xterra
- 2007 Nissan Xterra
- 2008 Nissan Xterra
- 2009 Nissan Xterra
- 2010 Nissan Xterra
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.