NHTSA Recall 08E014000 |
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| Vehicles: Nissan, Infiniti
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NHTSA Campaign ID number : 08E014000
Equipment Brand Name / Part No. or Model No.: Production Dates:
INFINITI / 999R5-AR000 Information not Available
NISSAN / 999R5-AR000 Information not Available
Manufacturer: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Mfr's Report Date: JAN 23, 2008
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 08E014000
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NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: EQUIPMENT
Potential Number of Units Affected: 480
Summary:
NISSAN IS RECALLING 480 AFTERMARKET HITCH STYLE BIKE RACKS, PART NO. 999R5-AR000. THESE BIKE RACKS CAN BE INSTALLED ON MY 2002-2008 NISSAN QUEST, MURANO, FRONTIER, XTERRA, PATHFINDER, TITAN, ARMADA, AND MY 2004-2008 INFINITI FX35, FX45, QX56, AND QX4 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. A PINCH BOLT EXISTS BETWEEN THE BIKE ARM BRACKET AND THE UPRIGHT ASSEMBLY.
Consequence:
WHEN MOVING THE BIKE ARM BRACKET TO ITS DOWN POSITION, THIS PINCH BOLT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING SEVERE LACERATION OR AMPUTATION TO THE USER'S FINGERTIPS OR HAND.
Remedy:
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A FREE RETROFIT KIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
Notes:
CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| Date | Document Name & Details | Documents |
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| 2008 | OWNER’S LETTER Nissan North America |  PDF - 50KB - 1 page |
| 23 January 2008 | Attention: Recall Management Division From: Frank D. Slaveter, Nissan North America To: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 1.8MB - 23 pages |
| 23 January 2008 | NHTSA Recall 08E014000 Nissan/Infiniti 999R5-AR000 Bike Rack Equipment National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Recall Page - 1 page |
| 30 January 2009 | From: George H. Person, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration To: John Gibbons, Nissan North America | PDF - 40KB - 1 page |
| 14 February 2008 | AFTERMARKET HITCH STYLE BIKE RACKS From: George H. Person, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration To: Frank Slaveter, Nissan North America | PDF - 26KB - 1 pages |
| 16 Feburary 2008 | Voluntary Recall Campaign: Hitch Mounted Bicycle Rack Nissan | PDF - 41KB - 2 pages |
| 29 May 2008 | Quarterly Report: Campaign Number 08E-014 Nissan North America | PDF - 34KB - 1 page |
| 17 October 2008 | Quarterly Report: Campaign Number 08E-014 Nissan North America | PDF - 40KB - 1 page |
| 25 October 2008 | From: Frank D. Slaveter, Nissan North America To: George Person, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 69KB - 2 pages |
| 17 February 2009 | Quarterly Report: Campaign Number 08E-014 Nissan North America | PDF - 67KB - 1 page |
| 25 April 2009 | From: John Gibbons, Nissan North America To: George PersonNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 71KB - 3 pages |
| 22 July 2009 | From: John Gibbons, Nissan North America To: George PersonNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 62KB - 3 pages |