Nissan Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Master Cylinder

Nissan is recalling about 3,247 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. If the front brake pressure is reduced there would be less braking power, requiring a longer distance to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
13V451000
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Reported
18 September 2013
Vehicles
3,247
Built between
Feb 2013 – May 2013
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
21 October 2013
Repaired
99%
Unrepaired
44

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 2013 and May 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2013 Nissan ArmadaBuilt February 2013 to May 2013
  • 2013 Nissan TitanBuilt February 2013 to May 2013

Repair progress

44 of 3,247 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2015.

99% repaired — 3,203 of 3,247 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013 Titan and Armada vehicles manufactured February 22, 2013, through May 3, 2013. The affected vehicles have a brake master cylinder which may intermittently reduce the pressure supplied to the front brakes.

What could happen

If the front brake pressure is reduced there would be less braking power, requiring a longer distance to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Nissan has notified owners, and dealers will replace the master cylinder, free of charge. The recall began on October 21, 2013.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 2013 to May 2013
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA18 September 2013
  3. Owners notified21 October 2013
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2015 — 99% repaired

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 18 September 2013.

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 may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

Official source

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

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

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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