Infiniti Exterior Lighting: Switch

Infiniti is recalling about 60,000 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. If this occurs, the brake lamps will not illuminate when the brake is applied, which could result in a crash without warning.

Campaign
03V200000
Manufacturer
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reported
2 June 2003
Vehicles
60,000
Built between
Aug 2002 – Mar 2003
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
23 June 2003
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 2002 and March 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2003 Infiniti G35Built August 2002 to March 2003

What the defect is

On certain sedan and coupe model vehicles, the brake stop lamp switch may malfunction.

What could happen

If this occurs, the brake lamps will not illuminate when the brake is applied, which could result in a crash without warning.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 23, 2003.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 2002 to March 2003
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA2 June 2003
  3. Owners notified23 June 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 2 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.

Manufacturer contact

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.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
R3011
Recalling manufacturer
NISSAN NORTH 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

Nissan recall no. R3011.CUSTOMERS can also 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.

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