Nissan Visibility: Windshield

Nissan is recalling about 33,000 vehicles over a problem with the visibility.

Campaign
86V096000
Manufacturer
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reported
16 July 1986
Vehicles
33,000
Built between
Jun 1984 – Dec 1985
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
30 September 1986
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 1984 and December 1985. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1985-1986 Nissan MaximaBuilt June 1984 to December 1985

What the defect is

There may be insufficient thickness of adhesive in the contact area between the bottom of the front windshield glass and the body. Consequence of defect: this lack of adhesive may cause the windshield to dismount in an accident, thus failing to comply with FMVSS 212, windshield mounting and which may allow the occupants to be ejected out of the car, causing more serious injuries or death.

What gets fixed

ADD MORE ADHESIVE TO BOTTOM OF FRONT WINDSHIELD GLASS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 1984 to December 1985
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA16 July 1986
  3. Owners notified30 September 1986

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 16 July 1986.

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.
Safety standard
FMVSS 212
Recall initiated by
OVSC

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

System: windshield/fmvss 212. Vehicle description: wagons and sedans.

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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