NHTSA recall campaign
87V109000
ManufacturerNISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Reported1987-07-16Affected10,025 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
VALVE COVER GASKET MAY LEAK OIL.
Risk
OIL MAY DRIP ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND IF ENGINE ISOPERATED UNDER SEVERE CONDITION OR OPERATED AT CONTINUOUSLY HIGH SPEEDS. THEMANIFOLD MAY BECOME HOT ENOUGH TO IGNITE THE OIL. THIS COULD RESULT IN ANENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
THE VALVE COVER GASKET WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW GASKET REDESIGNED TO CORRECT THE OIL LEAK.
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Affected vehicles
1 entryNissan
- VAN1987