Nissan Frontier (2012-2014): Electrical system
Recall 14V052000 · Feb 12, 2014 · Nissan North America, Inc.
13,535
vehicles affected
13,535
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V052000
- Date
- Feb 12, 2014
- Maker
- Nissan North America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 13,535
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system > Wiring > Fuses and circuit breakers
- Model years
- 2012-2014
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2012 through 2014 Frontier vehicles manufactured from November 28, 2012, through December 17, 2013. In the affected vehicles, a circuit breaker may have been installed incorrectly causing the main wire harness connected to the circuit breaker to face outward, potentially contacting a metal bolt located on the A-pillar.
What can happen
The bolt may wear through the wire harness covering, resulting in an electrical short which could cause a fire.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the circuit breaker orientation. If the circuit breaker orientation is incorrect, dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 3 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V052000?
1 model: Nissan Frontier (2012-2014), about 13,535 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V052000?
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the circuit breaker orientation. If the circuit breaker orientation is incorrect, dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
What can happen?
The bolt may wear through the wire harness covering, resulting in an electrical short which could cause a fire.
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.