Vehicle recall 98V093000 · May 5, 1998
Nissan 200SX and Sentra
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Water can enter and displace the grease in the wiper arm linkage ball joint where the wiper linkage attaches to the wiper motor linkage.
- Consequence
- This can result in gradual wear over a period of time inside the joint that could lead to the separation of the wiper linkage assembly from the wiper motor linkage at the ball joint. A loss of windshield wiper function can result in this separation occurs.
- Remedy
- To prevent grease from being washed out of the joint, the dealers will modify by adding a water diversion seal that will prevent water from entering the windshield wiper linkage ball joint area.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin August 14, 1998. Due to the large number of vehicles involved, the owner mailing will be phased and will continue through December 31, 1998. 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 at 1-800-647-7261.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
- 98V093000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 5, 1998
- Filed by
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Owner notification
- August 14, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 512,387
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer › Linkages
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Nissan 200SX (1995-1998): 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995
- Nissan Sentra (1995-1998): 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995
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