Just bought an 07 STX - Question about recall

[GJL]

Hi all, I'm the proud new owner of an 07 D40 STX (1 Week tommorrow!)
It's fitted with factory steel bar, driving lights, ladder racks, rail roof racks and an LRA long range fuel tank.

I've been reading the posts regarding the bonnet latch recall, so I went and had a look and there's no strap on the latch. I can't find any stickers on the car, and there's nothing in the service manual about any recalls. The car has done 90,000 ks with full service history, but about half way through it's life it stopped being serviced at Nissan, so I suspect it missed the recall. From everything i've seen, I'd expect this vehicle to be in the range of the recall (VIN number is in the range of Nissan recall R1017). I guess the question is, given that sooner or later I intend to fit a winch to the Navara, If I was to fit one would Nissan perform the suspension upgrade as outlined in the recall notice at no cost to me? If so would the winch have to be the nissan prescribed warn XD9000?

Thanks for any info, and once again Hi!

Gil

 

[Old.Tony]

Welcome to the forum!

Get the winch on the bar before you take it to Nissan. It does NOT have to be the "prescribed" winch - mine was done and it was an Aldi winch. The test for replacing the springs is not the brand of winch, it's the amount of weight on the front. Any winch + steel bar = enough weight.

The recall should be free. The front springs that they put on will be fine, it lifted the front end of ours quite nicely but if you intend to replace the rear saggy leaf springs, the new springs won't be tall enough to balance the vehicle.

I've had my rear springs replaced with Old Man Emu Dakar dual-rate springs and the tail has lifted considerably. They had to put larger HD springs up front to balance it.

 

[GJL]

Cheers for that.

I do intend on doing something with the rear suspension as we have a cub camper, which I haven't had hooked up yet, but I suspect will cause the rear to sag.I haven't decided on what exactly; it will be a matter of finding the balance between daily driver,tow vehicle and 4WD. Obviously there will have to be some compromises made. But from what your saying, this is something I should get sorted before taking the Navara into nissan for the recall.

Thanks again

Gil

 

[scottybobcat]

Welcome to the forum

 

[FatBoy89]

If you plan on putting lifted front springs in there is no need to have the recall carried out. But if you are not doing the lift for a while you might aswell have a dealer fit the heavy springs for you