2000–2003 Nissan Sentra recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain electric vehicles, the front suspension transverse link's ball joint bracket may break from stress concentration at a notch created by surface roughness and the shape of the material cut-line.
💥 The risk
See NHTSA details.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the bracket on these vehicles. Owner notification began december 15, 2003. Owners 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
- 03V511000
- Manufacturer
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 70
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Owner phone
- 1-800-647-7261
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 15, 2003
- Built
- Jan 20, 2000 – Mar 25, 2003
- 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).