UD Power Train: Cooling Unit and Lines

Ud is recalling about 17 vehicles over a problem with the power train. If the transmission fluid were to leak out, the vehicle may stall, possibly putting the vehicle occupants at risk of a vehicle crash.

Campaign
03E036000
Manufacturer
NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC
Reported
11 June 2003
Vehicles
17
Built between
Apr 2003 – May 2003
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
4 August 2003
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2003 and May 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • UD OIL Cooler HoseBuilt April 2003 to May 2003

What the defect is

Automobile transmission oil cooler assemblies manufactured between april 1, 2003, and may 20, 2003. These oil cooler assemblies were manufactured with an incorrect flare fitting on one end of the hose. The incorrect flare fitting may crack and leak transmission fluid.

What could happen

If the transmission fluid were to leak out, the vehicle may stall, possibly putting the vehicle occupants at risk of a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

NISSAN DIESEL WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE HOSES FREE OF CHARGE. NOTIFICATION TO CUSTOMERS BEGAN AUGUST 4, 2003.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2003 to May 2003
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA11 June 2003
  3. Owners notified4 August 2003

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 11 June 2003.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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