NISSAN SENTRA 2001: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 03V511000

Make Model Year
NISSAN SENTRA 2001
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2003-12-15 2003-12-10 2003-12-11

Production Dates: 2000-01-20 - 2003-03-25

Manufacturers Involved: Nissan North America, Inc.

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 70

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

ON CERTAIN ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THE FRONT SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE LINK'S BALL JOINT BRACKET MAY BREAK FROM STRESS CONCENTRATION AT A NOTCH CREATED BY SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND THE SHAPE OF THE MATERIAL CUT-LINE.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRACKET ON THESE VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 15, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Notes

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