NHTSA safety recall

Recall 87V109000

Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine — Nissan · reported 16 Jul 1987 · 10,025 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

VALVE COVER GASKET MAY LEAK OIL.

The risk

OIL MAY DRIP ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND IF ENGINE ISOPERATED UNDER SEVERE CONDITION OR OPERATED AT CONTINUOUSLY HIGH SPEEDS. THEMANIFOLD MAY BECOME HOT ENOUGH TO IGNITE THE OIL. THIS COULD RESULT IN ANENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

The fix

THE VALVE COVER GASKET WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW GASKET REDESIGNED TO CORRECT THE OIL LEAK.

SYSTEM: ENGINEVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VAN

NHTSA campaign
87V109000
Filed by
Nissan North America, Inc.
Report received
16 Jul 1987
Owners notified
24 Jul 1987
Potentially affected
10,025

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.

1987 Nissan Van

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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