Nissan Sentra, Altima. Published by Transport Canada as 2003060 on 10 March 2003. System: Engine.
What the notice says On certain vehicles equipped with the 2.5 liter engine, the exhaust pipe hanger pin may catch debris from the road which could be ignited by contact with the main catalyst. Correction: Dealer will remove the protruding portion of the exhaust pipe hanger pin.
Also, certain operating conditions may cause the …
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Nissan SENTRA in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2003060
- Recall date
- 10 March 2003
- Make
- Nissan
- Models
- Sentra, Altima
- Model years
- 2002 to 2004
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 30,589
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles equipped with the 2.5 liter engine, the exhaust pipe hanger pin may catch debris from the road which could be ignited by contact with the main catalyst. Correction: Dealer will remove the protruding portion of the exhaust pipe hanger pin.
Also, certain operating conditions may cause the pre-catalyst to overheat and damage the catalyst substrate. If substrate particles enter the combustion chamber, they may score the cylinder walls, resulting in increased oil consumption. If the engine oil level is not checked on a periodic basis, engine damage may occur which could result in fire. Correction: Dealer will reprogram the engine control unit to prevent the possibility of the pre-catalyst overheating. If the conversion efficiency of the pre-catalyst has deteriorated, then the catalyst will be replaced. The original pre-catalyst will then be inspected for evidence of damage to the catalyst substrate. If damage is present, the vehicle engine will be replaced.
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Nissan elsewhere in this register
Nissan is named on 330 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2003080 · 25 March 2003 · Murano · Powertrain
- 2003045 · 21 February 2003 · Xterra, Altima · Airbag
- 2003118 · 30 April 2003 · Altima · Airbag
- 2003171 · 15 July 2003 · Altima · Fuel System
- 2003267 · 5 November 2003 · Sentra, Maxima, I35 · Engine
- 2003285 · 13 November 2003 · Sentra · Electrical
- 2002226 · 25 November 2002 · Frontier · Wheels
- 2002204 · 13 November 2002 · Frontier, Xterra · Engine
The same system: Engine
287 notices in this register name Engine. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2003110 · 24 April 2003 · C40lf · Engine
- 2003113 · 24 April 2003 · 9000 Series · Engine
- 2003202 · 27 August 2003 · 7 Series · Engine
- 2003212 · 4 September 2003 · 360 Modena F1, 360 Modena · Engine
- 2002204 · 13 November 2002 · Frontier, Xterra · Engine
- 2002107 · 6 July 2002 · Ram Van · Engine
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Nissan: 330 in the register, and 350 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2003.
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