In November 2002, Nissan filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Speedometer, covering the Skyline. The filing affects 43 vehicles manufactured between December 23, 1998 and April 27, 2001.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1108870 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | November 7, 2002 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Nissan |
| Component | Speedometer |
| Production period | December 23, 1998 — April 27, 2001 |
| Vehicles affected | 43 units |
Filing in context
The Speedometer is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 36 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 18 Nissan notifications from 2002 in this archive. For scale, 4,195 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 2 years and 4 months.
Defect
In police vehicles, the wire cable that extracts the vehicle speed signal from the manual transmission is routed improperly, reducing its durability. The cable may break, disabling the speed enforcement equipment and causing the speedometer to stop functioning.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, remove the wire cable and vehicle speed signal splitter, then replace the speedometer board and harness with corrected parts. Alternatively, add a direction converter at the manual transmission speed signal output port and replace the wire cable and speed signal splitter with corrected parts.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GF-ER34 | SKYLINE | ER34-019828 — ER34-203204 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
Show the original Japanese filing text
状況
警察自動車において、手動変速機から車速信号を取り出すワイヤーケーブルの配索が不 適切なため、当該ワイヤーケーブルの耐久性が不足して切損し、速度取締装置が機能しな くなるとともに、速度計が作動しなくなるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、当該ワイヤーケーブル及び車速信号の分岐器を取り外し、速度計基盤及びハー ネスを対策品に交換する。あるいは、手動変速機の車速信号取り出し部に方向変換器を追 加し、当該ワイヤーケーブル及び車速信号の分岐器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=3000518
Related recalls
Same manufacturer, same component
Other Nissan filings involving the Speedometer, closest to this one by filing date.
Speedometer — affects 592 vehicles.
Open recall detail →Speedometer — affects 20 vehicles.
Open recall detail →Speedometer — affects 5,835 vehicles.
Open recall detail →Speedometer — affects 102,858 vehicles.
Open recall detail →Speedometer — affects 2,816 vehicles.
Open recall detail →Other recalls affecting the same models
Filings whose affected type codes overlap with this one, newest first.