NHTSA Campaign 07V267000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Issued by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Reported Jun 21, 2007 · 140,582 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, IF A SUFFICIENTLY HOT OBJECT ENTERS THE AIR FILTER HOUSING THROUGH THE ENGINE FRESH AIR INTAKE SYSTEM AND CONTACTS THE ENGINE AIR FILTER, THE FLAMMABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIR FILTER MATERIAL ARE SUCH THAT THE FILTER MAY IGNITE.

Consequence

IF THE AIR FILTER MATERIAL IGNITES, A FIRE MAY OCCUR.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR FILTER WITH A NEW ONE THAT HAS IMPROVED ANTI-FLAMMABILITY MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 3, 2007, AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH OCTOBER 1, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NISSAN ALTIMA 2007 140,582

Source: NHTSA Campaign 07V267000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.