- Vehicles
- 72,754
- Built between
- Jul 1979 – Jul 1980
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 23 November 1982
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 1979 and July 1980. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1979-1980 Nissan 310Built July 1979 to July 1980
What the defect is
On certain of the involved vehicles, the lamp bulb socket barrels are insufficiently pressed into the plastic outer sheels. This causes an open or grounded circuit and a malfunction.
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL REPLACE ANY DEFECTIVE COMBINATION LAMP HARNESS ASSEMBLIES WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 1979 to July 1980
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 September 1982
- Owners notified23 November 1982
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 9 September 1982.
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 NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: lighting; tail and brake lamps.consequences of defect: the tail and brake lamps could fail to operate, makingan accident from the rear very likely.
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.