In March 2009, Nissan & Nissan Diesel filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Stop Lamp. The filing affects 1,405 vehicles manufactured between July 16, 2004 and September 14, 2007.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1122810 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | March 12, 2009 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Nissan, Nissan Diesel |
| Component | Stop Lamp |
| Production period | July 16, 2004 — September 14, 2007 |
| Vehicles affected | 1,405 units |
Filing in context
This notification is a joint filing by 2 manufacturers: Nissan & Nissan Diesel.
The Stop Lamp is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 7 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 62 Nissan notifications from 2009 in this archive. For scale, 2,610 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 3 years and 1 month.
Defect
The ground terminal structure of the stop lamp and tail lamp sockets is inadequate, causing the socket area to overheat and deform. Continued use in this condition may cause a poor electrical connection, resulting in the affected lamps failing to illuminate.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the affected socket with a corrected part. On large route buses, an additional cooling duct will also be installed.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ADG-RA273KAN | － | RA273K-00001 — RA273K-00424 |
| ADG-RA273MAN | － | RA273M-00019 — RA273M-00431 |
| ADG-RA273PAN | － | RA273P-00018 — RA273P-00430 |
| ADG-RA273TAN | － | RA273T-00002 — RA273T-00233 |
| PB-RM360GAN | － | RM360G-00001 — RM360G-01046 |
| PB-RM360HAN | － | RM360H-00002 — RM360H-01043 |
| PK-JP360NAN | － | JP360N-00002 — JP360N-01010 |
| PK-RP360GAN | － | RP360GAN-00001 — RP360GAN-01011 |
| PKG-RA274KAN | － | RA274K-00007 — RA274K-00576 |
| PKG-RA274MAN | － | RA274M-00008 — RA274M-00574 |
| PKG-RA274PAN | － | RA274P-00242 — RA274P-00582 |
| PKG-RA274TAN | － | RA274T-00033 — RA274T-00513 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
制動灯及び尾灯のソケットアース端子の構造が不適切なため、ソケット部の温度が高くなり、ソケットが変形するものがある。そのため、そのままの状態で使用を続けると導通不良となり、当該灯火器が点灯しなくなるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、当該ソケットを対策品に交換する。なお、大型路線バスは、冷却ダクトを追加する。
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=3002060
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