Nissan Diesel Electrical System: Wiring

Nissan Diesel is recalling about 890 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. Failure of the wiring harness can cause loss ofelectrical power to various vehicle components or systems, including the headlights and windshield wipers.

Campaign
95V176000
Manufacturer
NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC
Reported
15 September 1995
Vehicles
890
Built between
Until Feb 1995
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
10 October 1995
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between an unspecified date and February 1995. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1995 Nissan Diesel UD3000Built unknown to February 1995
  • 1995 UD UD1800Built unknown to February 1995
  • 1995 UD UD2300Built unknown to February 1995
  • 1995 UD UD2600Built unknown to February 1995

What the defect is

The electrical wiring harness protector behind the battery box can chafe or rub on the driver's side lower frame rail flange causing possible failure of the wiring harness protector and exposure or breakage of the wiring.

What could happen

Failure of the wiring harness can cause loss ofelectrical power to various vehicle components or systems, including the headlights and windshield wipers. Loss of headlights during nighttime driving or loss of windshield wiper function during heavy rain can increase the potential for a vehicle accident.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PLASTIC FRICTION INSULATOR ON THE FRAME RAIL LOWER FLANGE BETWEEN THE FLANGE AND THE WIRING HARNESS PROTECTOR. IF THE PROTECTOR OR ANY OF THE WIRING HAS BEEN BROKEN, IT WILL BE REPAIRED.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtunknown to February 1995
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA15 September 1995
  3. Owners notified10 October 1995

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 15 September 1995.

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 DIESEL 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

System: electrical; wiring.vehicle description: medium duty trucks.note: 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 nissan diesel at 1-214-756-5500. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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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