NHTSA safety recall

Recall 10E019000

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm — Infiniti, Nissan · reported 20 May 2010 · 1,873 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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.

The fix

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.

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> .

NHTSA campaign
10E019000
Filed by
Nissan North America, Inc.
Report received
20 May 2010
Owners notified
12 Jul 2010
Potentially affected
1,873

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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