The defect
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM, THE STOPPER FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL PREVENT EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR. IF THE DRIVER APPLIES OVERLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PUSHING IT TO THE RIGHT, THE PEDAL CAN "OVER TRAVEL" DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE PEDAL STOPPER.
The risk
THIS WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP TO COME ON AND THE ENGINE SPEED TO BE SEVERELY LIMITED. IF THIS OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY, IT COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 11, 2002. 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 AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 800-662-6200.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Infiniti I35 | 2002 |
| Nissan Maxima | 2002 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infiniti I35 | 2002 | 70 | 5 |
| Nissan Maxima | 2002 | 205 | 6 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2002
25 of the 434 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2002 concerned the vehicle speed control; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 02V298000 12 Nov 2002 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 02V303000 12 Nov 2002 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 02V262000 24 Sept 2002 | MOTO GUZZI NORTH AMERICA |
| 02V004010 20 Sept 2002 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 02V004009 19 Sept 2002 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 02V248000 16 Sept 2002 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 02V004011 10 Sept 2002 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 02V186000 8 Jul 2002 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2002