1st gen Rogue fire hazard recall

[darylzero]

Nissan Rogue Recall 15V032000

Electrical & Lights, January 26, 2015

An electrical short may develop under the interior carpet on the driver's side of the vehicle, this could lead to a fire.
What Should You Do?

As of this writing Nissan has not released a notification schedule for this recall. If you don't receive notification in a timely manner and believe you should have, please contact your dealer for further instruction. They may ask for your vehicle identification number (VIN), so please have it handy when you call.

Summary:

A mixture of snow/water and salt can seep through the interior carpet on the drivers side resulting in an electrical short in a wiring harness connector under the carpet. If left unchecked this could lead to a fire. Dealers will inspect the kick panel wiring harness connector and if necessary install a new harness connector and waterproof seal.

Original Recall from the NHTSA

Model Year(s): 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Manufacturer's Report Date: January 26, 2015

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 15V032000

NHTSA Action Number: N/A

Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Potential Number of Units Affected: 468,815

Summary: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured March 7, 2007, to November 26, 2013, and 2014 Nissan Rogue Select vehicles manufactured September 23, 2013, to July 2, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience an electrical short in the harness connector due to a mixture of snow/water and salt seeping through the carpet on the driver side floor near the harness connector.

Consequence: An electrical short can cause a vehicle fire.

Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the kick panel wiring harness connector and will if necessary install a new harness connector and waterproof seal, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

Notes: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

http://repairpal.com/nissan-rogue-recall-15v032000

[TrevorK]

Does anyone have an idea what this connector is for? I have an electrical gremlin in my radio (it does not always remember the last station/volume level when turned on) and am secretly hoping this fixes it.

[Qashqai]

http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/V ... archResult

Transport Canada Recall # 2015030

Recall Date: 2015/01/26
Notification Type: Safety TC
System: Electrical
Manufacturer Recall Number: S35
Units Affected The number of vehicles or components affected by the recall: 52,312
Category: SUV
Recall Details: On certain vehicles, wiring harness connector could corrode due to exposure to snow/water containing road salt. This could result in an electrical short causing damage to the connector and increasing the risk of a fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will add a waterproof seal, inspect the harness connector and replace as necessary.
Make Model Model Year(s) Affected
NISSAN ROGUE 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

A video clip from CTV News:

http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.2264506

[frapjap]

Very cool, thanks for posting!!

[elmo14226]

NHTSA has issued the same recall in the USA

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/probl ... mmary=true

Glad I have Weathertech floor mats! They are almost white from all the salt from this winter.

[scott9050]

Someones house just burned down due to this:

http://www.citynews.ca/2015/03/11/exclu ... -his-home/

[phmichel]

You can go here and run your VIN to see if it is affected by any recalls:

http://www.nissanusa.com/recalls-vin#/

[zakmartin]

We just had the work done on this recall today. They told us there wasn't any damage to the harness, but they went ahead and installed the seal. They also wanted to perform the emissions recall (ECU flash) but I told them no way, not until I know more about what the re-flash actually does. Apparently, there have been problems with the ECU re-flash and I didn't want to create a problem that wasn't there in the first place.

As for the post about the WeatherTech floor mats, amen to that. Those things are great for people who like to or must drive in the snow. When the tech looked under the carpet to do the harness seal recall work, he told me it was pristine down there.

[mikess]

I have a 2013 Rogue Special Edition, just finished calling my dealership and they said my vehicle is not affected. I guess that means that not all 2008-2013 vehicles are not affected? Also, the Nissan's Vin check site is also reporting that my vehicle is not one of the affected ones.