Vehicle recall 99V347002 · December 20, 1999
Nissan Frontier and Quest
Vehicle description: minivans and light duty trucks.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: minivans and light duty trucks. The tail light socket may have been improperly molded, resulting in the locking tab having insufficient force to retain the bulb.
- Consequence
- If the bulb falls out of the socket, the brake or tail lamp function cannot occur.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the tail lamp sockets.
- Notes
- Nissan recall no. D0073.OWNER notification is expected to begin during January 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 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
- 99V347002
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 20, 1999
- Filed by
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Manufacturer campaign
- B0073
- Owner notification
- January 18, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 67,000
- 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 Frontier (1999-2000): 2000, 1999
- Nissan Quest (1999): 1999
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