The defect
ON SOME PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A NISSAN-APPROVED ACCESSORY FLOOR MAT THAT WAS INSTALLED EITHER AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT OR BY THE DEALER, DUE TO THE LENGTH OF THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT, A SMALL AMOUNT OF MAT MOVEMENT COULD CAUSE THE MAT TO INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOT ALLOW THE PEDAL TO RELEASE AFTER IT IS DEPRESSED.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY, IT COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT AND IF IT IS A NISSAN FLOOR MAT SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR MATS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 18, 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nissan Sentra | 2002 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Sentra | 2002 | 304 | 10 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 2002
8 of the 434 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2002 concerned the unknown or other; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 02V270000 3 Oct 2002 | BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. |
| 02V198000 25 Jul 2002 | NEWMAR CORPORATION |
| 02V197000 23 Jul 2002 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 02V184000 12 Jul 2002 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 02V045001 13 Mar 2002 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 02V045000 8 Feb 2002 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 02V044000 8 Feb 2002 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2002