Nissan Vanette

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The Nissan Vanette is a van produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan Motors since 1978. The van has also been sold as the Nissan Sunny-Vanette or Nissan Van. There was formerly a separate model sold in Europe under the same name, however it was unrelated based on the Nissan Serena. The passenger version is called the Vanette in most markets, and came equipped with multiple engine and drivetrain configurations.

Engines for Japan included A12S, A15S, CA20S, CA18T, LD20 and LD20S. 2WD and 4WD versions were produced, with manual, automatic, floor and column shift options available. While no longer produced for the Japanese market, it is still available in other markets around the world such as Malaysia.^[1] While it has had a few facelifts over the years, the basic van is still the same. The 1980s interior is still intact as can be seen on the Malaysian Nissan website referenced.

Eventually, it was replaced by a version of the Mazda Bongo (or E-series), sold as the Nissan Vanette under an OEM deal.

Contents 1 First generation (C120; 1978–1988） 2 Second generation (C22; 1985–1994） 2.1 Nissan Van in the United States 2.2 Vanette in the Philippines 3 Third generation (S20, SE, SK; 1994–1999） 4 Fourth generation (S21, SK; 1999–present） 5 References

[edit] First generation (C120; 1978–1988）

Introduced in 1978, and exported as the Datsun C20 (later the Nissan C20) in North America and the Datsun Vanette (later Nissan Vanette) elsewhere.

[edit] Second generation (C22; 1985–1994）

[edit] Nissan Van in the United States

The Nissan C22 was modified for the United States market to compete with the similar sized Toyota Van and Mitsubishi Van, and to join the growing minivan market in the USA. This van was sold as the "Nissan Van" in the USA from 1987 to 1990. Nissan had to engineer its larger 2.4 liter Z24 engine into the C22 in order to handle American requirements such as air conditioning. The C22 was not originally designed for such a large engine, and the resulting tight quarters would later contribute to overheating and engine fire issues.^{[citation needed]}

In 1994, after four safety recalls did not end the engine fire problems, and with a class action lawsuit pending,^{[citation needed]} Nissan took the unprecedented step of recalling every Nissan Van sold in the USA.^[2][3][4] Van owners were offered blue book value or more for their van,^[5] and most accepted, but a few opted to keep their vans.^{[citation needed]} The class-action settlement offered discounts on the purchase of a new Nissan vehicle.^[6] Never before or since has an entire vehicle range been bought back by its maker.^{[citation needed]} The vehicles which were recalled were crushed en masse.^[7]

[edit] Vanette in the Philippines

The Nissan Vanette was available in the Philippines until the end of 1999 as the Nissan Vanette Grand coach. In its final version it remains essentially the same Vanette as in previous years except for a different wheel design, upgraded seat materials and a faux wood trim dashboard. The sole engine available is the Z20 2.0 liter gasoline engine. Unlike in other Asian countries, no diesel variant was offered or available. An oversight on Nissan's part that could have made the difference in the van's popularity.

[edit] Third generation (S20, SE, SK; 1994–1999）

A badge engineered Mazda Bongo.

[edit] Fourth generation (S21, SK; 1999–present）

A badge engineered Mazda Bongo. The successor of the Vanette van is Nissan NV200 Vanette.

[edit] References

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