In February 2002, Nissan & Nissan Diesel filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Spring / Air Suspension. The filing affects 182 vehicles manufactured between December 13, 1999 and November 23, 2001.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1108090 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | February 14, 2002 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Nissan, Nissan Diesel |
| Component | Spring / Air Suspension |
| Production period | December 13, 1999 — November 23, 2001 |
| Vehicles affected | 182 units |
Filing in context
This notification is a joint filing by 2 manufacturers: Nissan & Nissan Diesel.
The Spring / Air Suspension is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 27 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 18 Nissan notifications from 2002 in this archive. For scale, 3,624 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 1 year and 11 months.
Defect
On vehicles equipped with front-axle air springs, the lateral member has insufficient strength and may fracture. In the worst case, excessive lateral displacement of the vehicle causes the air spring to contact and damage the steering arm, reducing handling stability.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the lateral member and lateral rod bracket with corrected parts.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 4 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| KL-CD48ZVA | － | CD48ZV-00060 — CD48ZV-00753 |
| KL-CD48ZWA | － | CD48ZW-00012 — CD48ZW-02095 |
| KL-CD55ZVA | － | CD55ZV-00213 — CD55ZV-00238 |
| KL-CD55ZWA | － | CD55ZW-00007 — CD55ZW-00042 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
前輪に空気ばねを装着した車両において、ラテラルメンバーの強度が不足しているため 、当該メンバーが切損し、最悪の場合、車両の横ずれが大きくなることにより、空気ばね がステアリングアームと干渉して破損し、操縦安定性が低下するおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、ラテラルメンバーおよびラテラルロッドブラケットを対策品に交換する。
Source & verification
This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:
https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3000434
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