In September 2003, Nissan & Nissan Diesel filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Wheel. The filing affects 6 vehicles manufactured between November 22, 2001 and December 2002.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1109840 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | September 18, 2003 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Nissan, Nissan Diesel |
| Component | Wheel |
| Production period | November 22, 2001 — December 2002 |
| Vehicles affected | 6 units |
Filing in context
This notification is a joint filing by 2 manufacturers: Nissan & Nissan Diesel.
The Wheel is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 24 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 19 Nissan notifications from 2003 in this archive. For scale, 4,662 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 1 month.
Defect
The partial strength-enhancement process applied during manufacturing of the bus aluminum wheels is inadequate, causing tensile stress to develop at the decorative hole areas of the wheel. Loads experienced during driving may damage the wheel.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, verify the lot number of the disc wheel and, where applicable, replace the disc wheel with the corrected part.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| KL-RA552RBN | － | RA552R-00215 — RA552R-00326 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
Show the original Japanese filing text
状況
バス用アルミホイールの強度を部分強化する工程が不適切なため、当該ホイールの飾り 穴部に引張応力が発生しているものがある。そのため、走行中に受ける負荷によりホイー ルが損傷するおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、ディスクホイールのロット番号を確認し、対象のものはディスクホイールを対 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=3000623
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