NHTSA Campaign 10V072000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

Issued by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Reported Mar 2, 2010 · 179,383 vehicles affected

What's wrong

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 TITAN, ARMADA, AND INFINITI QX56, AND MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 NISSAN QUEST VEHICLES. THE BRAKE PEDAL PIVOT PIN END WAS NOT SPIN-FORMED TO SPECIFICATION DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THE PIVOT PIN COULD SLIDE AND CAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PARTIALLY DISENGAGE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL BRACKET.

Consequence

THE DRIVER WILL EXPERIENCE UNUSUAL AND NOTICEABLE LOOSENESS IN THE PEDAL AND A REDUCTION IN BRAKING FORCE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT TO SEE IF THE PIVOT PIN HAD BEEN FORMED PROPERLY AND WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 22, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
INFINITI QX56 2008 179,383
INFINITI QX56 2009 179,383
INFINITI QX56 2010 179,383
NISSAN ARMADA 2008 179,383
NISSAN ARMADA 2009 179,383
NISSAN ARMADA 2010 179,383
NISSAN QUEST 2008 179,383
NISSAN QUEST 2009 179,383
NISSAN TITAN 2008 179,383
NISSAN TITAN 2009 179,383
NISSAN TITAN 2010 179,383

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V072000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.