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Nissan Altima Recall
Nissan Recalls/Altima Recalls
Recall Date: June 2006
(Car Accident Advice : Car
Recalls)
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| Notices get lost in the mail or
discarded as junk mail. Even after these attempts to notify
customers, only 72% of owners affected by safety issue Nissan Recalls
have the recall work completed.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) regularly announces vehicle safety car
recalls in an effort to inform and urge owners to get problems
repaired quickly.
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Car Accident Advice often obtains
recall notices before dealers and owners. The NHTSA recommends
that you wait for the mailed bulletin to arrive before requesting
the work to be done. However, you can ask your
Nissan dealer when the next recall update notice is expected at their shop.
For the most current information
about
Nissan Altima Recall contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Auto
Safety Hotline: 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236)
In the United States, safety car
recalls like safety Nissan Altima Recall, must be performed at no charge to the customer.
Car
manufacturers are required by law to mail notices of car recalls to
owners and dealers.
Car Recalls : Nissan Recalls : Altima Recalls :
Nissan Altima Recall
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Model/Build
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| Nissan Altima |
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2006 |
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| NHTSA
CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V223 |
| Manufacture
Dates: January - May 2006 |
Potential
Number Of Units Affected : 85,000
Nissan Altima |
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Summary
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER PERFORMANCE OF THE PISTON RINGS. IF THE OIL IS NOT MAINTAINED AT LEAST AT THE MINIMUM LEVEL, ENGINE DAMAGE CAN OCCUR AND IN EXTREME CASES RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE.
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Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM OR ENGINE COMPUTER). YOUR VEHICLE WILL ALSO BE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE IF IT HAS BEEN CONSUMING ENGINE OIL AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL RATE. IN A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF VEHICLES, ENGINE REPLACEMENT WILL BE NEEDED. ON JUNE 9, 2006, NISSAN NOTIFIED OWNERS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING THE OIL AT A PROPER LEVEL. FOLLOW-UP LETTER TO OWNERS ADVISING THEM OF THE STATUS OF THE RECALL WAS SENT DURING AUGUST 2006. FOLLOWUP LETTER TO OWNERS WAS SENT ON NOVEMBER 15, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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Notes:
Customers may contact contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. |
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For more detail
regarding your specific vehicle, contact your dealer, the NHTSA
website http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov, Auto Safety Hotline at
1-888-327-4236, or your local government recall office.
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