Vehicle recall R/2004/171

Nissan Micra recall: Door may open during driving

DVSA recall R/2004/171 names the Nissan Micra. It was launched 24 February 2005. It covers vehicles built 1 February 2002 to 30 September 2002.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2004/171
Launched: 24 February 2005
Issued by: Nissan Motor (GB) Limited
Manufacturer reference: pg402
Vehicles: 34,452 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The door locks may not latch correctly with the result that a door may open whilst the vehicle is being driven.

The fix

Recalled vehicles will have the right hand door locks replaced with quality assured items.

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 February 2002 to 30 September 2002	34,452

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Other recalls for these models

R/2003/066 Steering wheel retaining bolt may loosen. 6 May 2003, Nissan Micra
R/2003/048 Drivers seat walk-in device concern 18 March 2003, 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/2012/024 Fuel may leak 3 April 2012, Nissan Juke, Nissan Micra
R/2013/060 Braking performance may be affected 16 May 2013, 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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