The defect
VALVE COVER GASKET MAY LEAK OIL.
The risk
OIL MAY DRIP ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND IF ENGINE ISOPERATED UNDER SEVERE CONDITION OR OPERATED AT CONTINUOUSLY HIGH SPEEDS. THEMANIFOLD MAY BECOME HOT ENOUGH TO IGNITE THE OIL. THIS COULD RESULT IN ANENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
THE VALVE COVER GASKET WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW GASKET REDESIGNED TO CORRECT THE OIL LEAK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nissan Van | 1987 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 Van | 1987 | 7 | 6 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1987
7 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the engine and engine cooling; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 87V181000 1 Dec 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V165000 26 Oct 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V150000 18 Sept 1987 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 87V144000 9 Sept 1987 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 87V113000 21 Jul 1987 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 87V041000 7 Apr 1987 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987