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NHTSA recall 99V129000

Electrical system › Alternator/generator/regulator

Infiniti I30 and 1 more

Reported May 20, 199917,000 vehicles affectedNISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Built Mar 1, 1997 – Jul 31, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. one of the diodes used in the alternator may have been damaged when built. this can eventually result in failure of the diode and an electrical short which could melt the plastic housing.

The risk

If the combustible gas emitted by the melting plastic does not disperse due to air flow through the engine compartment, it could ignite and in turn ignite the fan guide in the alternator.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the alternator.

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Vehicles in this recall

Infiniti I30
1998
Infiniti Q45
19971998

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin during july 1999.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 infiniti at 1-800-662-6200. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).