Nissan Frontier, Pathfinder, Xterra (2012): Suspension
Recall 12V462000 · Sep 20, 2012 · Nissan North America, Inc.
2,417
vehicles affected
2,417
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 12V462000
- Date
- Sep 20, 2012
- Maker
- Nissan North America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 2,417
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Suspension > Front > Hub
- Model years
- 2012
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2012 Frontier, Pathfinder, and Xterra two-wheel drive vehicles manufactured from June 19, 2012, through July 12, 2012. These vehicles may have been equipped with front wheel hubs that may not meet the design hardness specifications. A wheel hub that was manufactured below hardness specification may wear prematurely and eventually crack.
What can happen
If the vehicle is driven in this condition, the wheel hub may break, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replaced the left and right side front wheel hub assemblies free of charge. The safety recall began on October 22, 2012. Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1-800-647-7261.
Vehicles covered
3 models, 3 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 12V462000?
3 models: Nissan Frontier (2012), Nissan Pathfinder (2012), Nissan Xterra (2012), about 2,417 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 12V462000?
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replaced the left and right side front wheel hub assemblies free of charge. The safety recall began on October 22, 2012. Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1-800-647-7261.
What can happen?
If the vehicle is driven in this condition, the wheel hub may break, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.