Vehicle recall 98V234000 · September 21, 1998
1995-1996 Nissan D21
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks. A rear lamp will not illuminate because the metal barrel in the light bulb socket moves or separates from the plastic socket housing due to inadequate heat resistance of the plastic at the lamp operating temperature.
- Consequence
- The stop/tail combination lamp or the turn signal lamp will not function.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the bulb sockets in the rear combination lamps.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin November 30, 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-NISSAN1 (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
- 98V234000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 21, 1998
- Filed by
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Owner notification
- November 30, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 100,032
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Exterior lighting › Tail lights
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Nissan D21 (1995-1996): 1996, 1995
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