NHTSA Recall 08E014000

NHTSA Campaign ID number : 	08E014000
	
Equipment Brand Name / Part No. or Model No.: 	    	Production Dates:
    INFINITI / 999R5-AR000 	    	Information not Available
    NISSAN / 999R5-AR000 	    	Information not Available
Manufacturer: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. 	Mfr's Report Date: JAN 23, 2008
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 08E014000 	
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NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: EQUIPMENT
Potential Number of Units Affected: 480
Summary:
NISSAN IS RECALLING 480 AFTERMARKET HITCH STYLE BIKE RACKS, PART NO. 999R5-AR000. THESE BIKE RACKS CAN BE INSTALLED ON MY 2002-2008 NISSAN QUEST, MURANO, FRONTIER, XTERRA, PATHFINDER, TITAN, ARMADA, AND MY 2004-2008 INFINITI FX35, FX45, QX56, AND QX4 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. A PINCH BOLT EXISTS BETWEEN THE BIKE ARM BRACKET AND THE UPRIGHT ASSEMBLY.
Consequence:
WHEN MOVING THE BIKE ARM BRACKET TO ITS DOWN POSITION, THIS PINCH BOLT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING SEVERE LACERATION OR AMPUTATION TO THE USER'S FINGERTIPS OR HAND.
Remedy:
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A FREE RETROFIT KIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
Notes:
CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.