Vehicle recall R/2003/066

Nissan Micra recall: Steering wheel retaining bolt may loosen.

DVSA recall R/2003/066 names the Nissan Micra. It was launched 6 May 2003. It covers vehicles built 1 November 2002 to 31 March 2003.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2003/066
Launched: 6 May 2003
Issued by: Nissan Motor (GB) Limited
Vehicles: 4,771 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The steering wheel retaining bolt may not have been tightened to the specified torque. If ignored it can potentially lead to a loss of steering control.

The fix

Check the torque of the steering wheel retaining bolt and tighten where found necessary.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Nissan Micra	1 November 2002 to 31 March 2003	4,771

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Other recalls for these models

R/2003/048 Drivers seat walk-in device concern 18 March 2003, Nissan Micra
R/2004/171 Door may open during driving 24 February 2005, Nissan Micra
R/2009/015 Airbag may not deploy 24 April 2009, Nissan Micra
R/2010/185 Engine may stall & fail to restart 29 November 2010, Nissan Pathfinder, Nissan Micra
R/1994/068 Cracking of floor adjacent to handbrake mounting points. 30 November 1994, Nissan Micra
R/2012/024 Fuel may leak 3 April 2012, Nissan Juke, Nissan Micra

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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