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Infiniti on certain sport utility vehicles, the bolts which attach the propeller SHAFT(S) to the transaxle and DIFFERENTIAL(S) may not have been adequately tightened.

NHTSA campaign 03V-164 · Reported May 5, 2003 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Infiniti FX35 and FX45
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PROPELLER SHAFT BOLTS AND TIGHTEN THE BOLTS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION.
COST
Free

The short version

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. reported a problem with the power train automatic transmission. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE BOLTS WHICH ATTACH THE PROPELLER SHAFT(S) TO THE TRANSAXLE AND DIFFERENTIAL(S) MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY TIGHTENED.

WHY IT MATTERS

IF THE BOLTS COME LOOSE, THE PROPELLER SHAFT MAY COME OFF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PROPELLER SHAFT BOLTS AND TIGHTEN THE BOLTS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 03V-164.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2003Infiniti FX35
2003Infiniti FX45

What changed

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