1997 INFINITI QX4; 2000 INFINITI QX4; 2001 INFINITI QX4; 2003 INFINITI QX4; 1996 NISSAN PATHFINDER; 1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER; 2000 NISSAN PATHFINDER; 1999 INFINITI QX4; 1998 INFINITI QX4; 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER; 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER; 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER; 2002 INFINITI QX4; 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER; 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER; 2004 NISSAN PATHFINDER
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Nissan is recalling certain 1996-2004 Pathfinder and 1997-2003 Infiniti QX4 vehicles that were originally sold or are currently registered in cold-weather states where road salt is heavily used (Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin). In these areas, salt and water can enter a hole in the upper strut housing, collect at the mating surface between the strut housing panel and inner hood ledge assembly, and cause corrosion over time.
The corrosion may cause the strut housing to crack and pull away from the inner hood ledge assembly, which could result in grinding noises, increased steering effort, and possibly a broken steering column leading to loss of steering control and a potential crash. Nissan will inspect and repair affected vehicles free of charge. Owners who received recall notices in May 2011 and July 25, 2011 should contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261 to schedule an inspection and repair.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
THE STRUT HOUSING MAY CRACK AND PULL AWAY FROM THE INNER HOOD LEDGE ASSEMBLY. THIS MAY LEAD TO GRINDING NOISES, INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, AND POSSIBLY THE STEERING COLUMN TO BREAK, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
NISSAN WILL INSPECT THE STRUT HOUSING AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM NOTIFICATION LETTER WAS SENT OUT IN MAY 2011. THE SECOND NOTICE WAS MAILED ON JULY 25, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1996-2004 PATHFINDER AND MODEL YEAR 1997-2003 INFINITI QX4 VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WASHINGTON D.C., WEST VIRGINIA AND WISCONSIN. IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT ARE USED, A MIXTURE OF SNOW/WATER AND SALT MAY ENTER AN ASSEMBLY LOCATION HOLE IN THE UPPER STRUT HOUSING, CAUSING WATER TO COLLECT AT THE MATING SURFACE OF THE STRUT HOUSING PANEL AND THE INNER HOOD LEDGE ASSEMBLY. OVER TIME, THIS SNOW/WATER AND SALT INTRUSION MAY RESULT IN CORROSION OF THE STRUT TOWER HOUSING IN SOME SUBJECT VEHICLES.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.