Infiniti Exterior Lighting: Switch

Infiniti is recalling about 96 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. If this occurs, the brake lights will not illuminate when the brake is applied, which could result in a crash.

Campaign
04V497000
Manufacturer
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reported
13 October 2004
Vehicles
96
Built between
Jan 2004 – Feb 2004
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
25 October 2004
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2004 and February 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2004 Infiniti M45Built January 2004 to February 2004
  • 2004 Infiniti Q45Built January 2004 to February 2004

What the defect is

On certain passenger vehicles, the brake lamp switch may malfunction.

What could happen

If this occurs, the brake lights will not illuminate when the brake is applied, which could result in a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 25, 2004.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2004 to February 2004
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA13 October 2004
  3. Owners notified25 October 2004

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 13 October 2004.

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 should contact infiniti at 1-800-662-6200.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
R0407
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. R0407.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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