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On the recordMarch 11, 1994
Nissan Motor Corp. in the United States recently announced a buy-back of their flawed 1987-1990 C-22 minivans and, the settlement of a 1-day California class action lawsuit which provides every van owner with a $500 coupon. What was not clear in the announcement nor in newspaper reports of the buy-back, was the fact that the van owners waive their right for further actions against Nissan if--if they accept the $500 couple offer. Before March 22, 1994, van owners must notify the California superior court of their intention to be excluded from the California lawsuit. Nissan's buy-back literature states the company 'is undertaking this unprecedented program because we are concerned about your satisfaction.' What crocodile tears. It has taken 6 years and 156 van fires to force this vehicle off the road. The van owners are the victims in this sordid affair. Potentially they lose their rights as well as their money while the California attorneys made $1.5 million on the lawsuit. This is not justice.
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Helen Bentley
Republican · Maryland

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Addressing Nissan's buy-back program for flawed minivans and its implications for owners.

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