2000 Nissan Altra recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain electric passenger vehicles. Due to a change in the integrated circuit for the motor control unit, the power supply unit CAN go into the fail-safe mode under the conditions of low battery charge and full acceleration at speeds greater than 30 miles per hour.
💥 The risk
This CAN result in a sudden loss of power by the drive motor.
🔧 The fix
The lessors/operators of the 15 vehicles will be contacted and a technician will be sent to replace the motor control unit. Owner notification began july 15, 2002. 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 at 1-800-647-7261.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V165000
- Manufacturer
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 15
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Owner phone
- 1-800-647-7261
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 15, 2002
- Built
- Mar 1, 2000 – Mar 14, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).