Vehicle recall 00V156000 · June 5, 2000
UD UD1200 and UD1400
Vehicle description: medium duty trucks.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: medium duty trucks. The steering gear box is mounted to the frame using a combination of two (2) mountings bolts with nuts and two (2) mounting studs. The two mounting bolts thread into mounting nuts that are welded to the inside of the frame. During vehicle manufacturing process, residual welding material from the welding of an adjacent bracket for the ABS relay may have accumulated in the two steering gear mounting nuts.
- Consequence
- This may have resulted in decreased torque to the steering gear box mounting bolts during assembly.
- Remedy
- Dealers will remove and inspect the two mounting bolts for thread damage. New mounting bolts will be installed. If damage to the bolt threads is evident, new nuts will also be installed.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during August 2000.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 diesel at 1-972-756-5500.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V156000
- Reported to NHTSA
- June 5, 2000
- Filed by
- NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC
- Owner notification
- August 4, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 3,058
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Steering › Gear box (other than rack and pinion)
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