The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE ACCESSORY TOW HITCH ATTACHMENT BOLTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE THE TOW HITCH TO LOOSEN OR SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE TOW HITCH. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 3, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nissan Xterra | 2004 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
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 Xterra | 2004 | 84 | 2 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2004
10 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the trailer hitches; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 04V352000 20 Jul 2004 | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. |
| 04V351000 16 Jul 2004 | THE LITTLE TRAILER COMPANY |
| 04V315000 2 Jul 2004 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V265000 17 Jun 2004 | STRICK CORPORATION |
| 04V197000 26 Apr 2004 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V158000 1 Apr 2004 | SUNNYBROOK RV INC. |
| 04V157000 31 Mar 2004 | KEYSTONE RV COMPANY |
| 04V115000 3 Mar 2004 | NATIONAL RV, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004