Temperature a, b and c -15, Reporting safety defects -15 – NISSAN 2013 LEAF - Owner's Manual User Manual

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TEMPERATURE A, B AND C

The temperature grades A (the highest), B, and
C, representing the tire’s resistance to the gen-
eration of heat and its ability to dissipate heat
when tested under controlled conditions on a
specified indoor laboratory test wheel. Sustained
high temperature can cause the material of the
tire to degenerate and reduce tire life, and exces-
sive temperature can lead to sudden tire failure.
The grade C corresponds to a level of perfor-
mance which all passenger car tires must meet
under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
No. 109. Grades B and A represent higher levels
of performance on the laboratory test wheel than
the minimum required by law.

WARNING

The temperature grade for this tire is es-
tablished for a tire that is properly in-
flated and not overloaded. Excessive
speed, under-inflation, or excessive load-
ing, either separately or in combination,
can cause heat build-up and possible tire
failure.

For USA

If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which
could cause a crash or could cause injury or
death, you should immediately inform the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) in addition to notifying NISSAN.

If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a
recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA
cannot become involved in individual problems
between you, your dealer, or NISSAN.

To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY:
1-800-424-9153);

go

to

http://

www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator,
NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
D.C. 20590. You can also obtain other informa-
tion about motor vehicle safety from http://
www.safercar.gov.

You may notify NISSAN by contacting our Con-
sumer Affairs Department, toll-free, at 1-877-
NOGASEV (1-877-664-2738).

For Canada

If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which
could cause a crash or could cause injury or
death, you should immediately inform Transport
Canada in addition to notifying NISSAN.

If Transport Canada receives complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may request
a recall campaign. However, Transport Canada
cannot become involved in individual problems
between you, your dealer, or NISSAN.

You may contact Transport Canada’s Defect In-
vestigations and Recall Division toll free at
1-800-333-0510. You may also report safety
defects online at; https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/
Saf-Sec-Sur/7/PCDB-BDPP/Index.aspx.

Additional information concerning motor vehicle
safety may be obtained from Transport Canada’s
Road

Safety

Information

Centre

at

1-800-333-0371 or online at www.tc.gc.ca/
roadsafety (English speakers) or www.tc.gc.ca/
securiteroutiere (French speakers).

To notify NISSAN of any safety concerns please
contact our Consumer Information Centre toll
free at 1-800-387-0122.

REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS

Technical and consumer information

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