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NHTSA recall 00V156000

Steering › Gear box (other than rack and pinion)

Ud UD1200 and 1 more

Reported Jun 5, 20003,058 vehicles affectedNISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INCBuilt Mar 1, 1998 – Mar 30, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: medium duty trucks. the steering gear box IS mounted to the frame using a combination of two (2) mountings bolts with nuts and two (2) mounting studs. the two mounting bolts thread into mounting nuts that are welded to the inside of the frame. during vehicle manufacturing process, residual welding material from the welding of an adjacent bracket for the ABS relay may have accumulated in the two steering gear mounting nuts.

The risk

This may have resulted in decreased torque to the steering gear box mounting bolts during assembly.

The remedy

Dealers will remove and inspect the two mounting bolts for thread damage. new mounting bolts will be installed. if damage to the bolt threads IS evident, new nuts will also be installed.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ud UD1200
19992000
Ud UD1400
19992000

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin during august 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact nissan diesel at 1-972-756-5500.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).