Nissan Recall

Nissan Motors, a Japanese car manufacturer, recalled 604,500 vehicles on November 11, 2010. 18,500 Nissan Sentra, 283,000 Nissan Xterra and 303,000 Nissan Frontier automobiles are involved in the recall. It covers models sold in the United States, Mexico, Canada and some African countries. Brazil, Argentina and other Latin American countries are affected as well. http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2010/11/12/nissan-to-recall-more-than-600000-vehicles-mostly-in-the-us/

The lower steering column joint and shaft component will be fixed in the Xterra and Frontier models.http://www.detnews.com/article/20101111/AUTO01/11110484/1361/Nissan-recalls-515-000-vehicles-in-U.S.-- The car company believes that the components can become corroded and crack.http://www.detnews.com/article/20101111/AUTO01/11110484/1361/Nissan-recalls-515-000-vehicles-in-U.S.-- This could cause steering problems. In the Sentra, the positive battery cable terminal will be replaced.http://www.detnews.com/article/20101111/AUTO01/11110484/1361/Nissan-recalls-515-000-vehicles-in-U.S.-- Issues with the connector can lead to stalling. Also, the driver may not be able to start the car.http://www.detnews.com/article/20101111/AUTO01/11110484/1361/Nissan-recalls-515-000-vehicles-in-U.S.--

There have not been any reported injuries. However, Nissan spokesman Colin Price remarked that the company was "just being proactive".http://www.detnews.com/article/20101111/AUTO01/11110484/1361/Nissan-recalls-515-000-vehicles-in-U.S.-- According to an article in The Detroit News, Kevin Martin stated that Nissan is "committed to the safety and satisfaction of our customers. We regret any inconveniences that our customers may experience as we address these issues".http://www.detnews.com/article/20101111/AUTO01/11110484/1361/Nissan-recalls-515-000-vehicles-in-U.S.-- Martin is the vice president of Total Customer Satisfaction for Nissan North America. The free repairs will begin in December of 2010.http://www.kansascity.com/2010/11/11/2423404/heads-up-nissan-gm-chrysler-recall.html

A two million dollar car recall was issued by Nissan on October 28, 2010. http://listondaily.net/nissan-recall-2010-nissan-cube-plus-other-models-part-of-2-million-car-recall/1877/ Nissan stated that 2.14 million cars would be recalled due to a faulty ignition. http://listondaily.net/nissan-recall-2010-nissan-cube-plus-other-models-part-of-2-million-car-recall/1877/ The ignition problem could cause the engine to stall and not start. There were no reported accidents caused by the faulty ignition.http://listondaily.net/nissan-recall-2010-nissan-cube-plus-other-models-part-of-2-million-car-recall/1877/ However, the concern was that a car would stall while on the road and cause an accident.

The recall included about twelve models. Some of them were the March, Mycra, Cube, Note, Tiida seda, Titan pickup and Infiniti QX56 luxury model.http://www.nissanextendedwarranty.com/recalls/nissan-recalls.html The models recalled were produced between August 2003 to July 2006.http://www.nissanextendedwarranty.com/recalls/nissan-recalls.html The repair for the ignition took only about an hour to fix.http://www.nissanextendedwarranty.com/recalls/nissan-recalls.html

Nissan announced on March 3, 2010 that it was recalling 540,000 vehicles due to faulty brake pedals.http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100303/ts_afp/japanusautocompanyrecallnissan;_ylt=AsQXPPaQI5pqZOlBjTgdp4Cs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTN2N2Q4Z3EwBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDEwMDMwMy9qYXBhbnVzYXV0b2NvbXBhbnlyZWNhbGxuaXNzYW4EY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwMyBHBvcwM2BHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNuaXNzYW5yZWNhbGw- The issue could also affect fuel gauges on the cars. Faulty components in the brake pedals could cause the pedals to wobble.http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100303/ts_afp/japanusautocompanyrecallnissan;_ylt=AsQXPPaQI5pqZOlBjTgdp4Cs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTN2N2Q4Z3EwBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDEwMDMwMy9qYXBhbnVzYXV0b2NvbXBhbnlyZWNhbGxuaXNzYW4EY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwMyBHBvcwM2BHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNuaXNzYW5yZWNhbGw- Also, vehicles that had reached higher mileage levels could develop problems with their fuel gauges, causing them to incorrectly indicate the amount of fuel in the tank.http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100303/ts_afp/japanusautocompanyrecallnissan;_ylt=AsQXPPaQI5pqZOlBjTgdp4Cs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTN2N2Q4Z3EwBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDEwMDMwMy9qYXBhbnVzYXV0b2NvbXBhbnlyZWNhbGxuaXNzYW4EY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwMyBHBvcwM2BHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNuaXNzYW5yZWNhbGw- This would cause the vehicle to run out of fuel if the gauge gave an incorrect measurement. No accidents or injuries were reported.http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100303/ts_afp/japanusautocompanyrecallnissan;_ylt=AsQXPPaQI5pqZOlBjTgdp4Cs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTN2N2Q4Z3EwBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDEwMDMwMy9qYXBhbnVzYXV0b2NvbXBhbnlyZWNhbGxuaXNzYW4EY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwMyBHBvcwM2BHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNuaXNzYW5yZWNhbGw-

The brake pedal recall involves Nissan Titan, Nissan Armada, Nissan Quest and Infinity QX56 models that were built between 2008 and 2010.http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100303/ts_afp/japanusautocompanyrecallnissan;_ylt=AsQXPPaQI5pqZOlBjTgdp4Cs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTN2N2Q4Z3EwBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDEwMDMwMy9qYXBhbnVzYXV0b2NvbXBhbnlyZWNhbGxuaXNzYW4EY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwMyBHBvcwM2BHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNuaXNzYW5yZWNhbGw- The fuel gauge issues are related to Titan, Armada and Infiniti QX56 models from 2005 through 2008.http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100303/ts_afp/japanusautocompanyrecallnissan;_ylt=AsQXPPaQI5pqZOlBjTgdp4Cs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTN2N2Q4Z3EwBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDEwMDMwMy9qYXBhbnVzYXV0b2NvbXBhbnlyZWNhbGxuaXNzYW4EY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwMyBHBvcwM2BHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNuaXNzYW5yZWNhbGw- Nissan Frontier, Nissan Pathfinder and Nissan Xterra models, produced between January and March 2006 and between October 2007 and January 2008, were also recalled.http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100303/ts_afp/japanusautocompanyrecallnissan;_ylt=AsQXPPaQI5pqZOlBjTgdp4Cs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTN2N2Q4Z3EwBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDEwMDMwMy9qYXBhbnVzYXV0b2NvbXBhbnlyZWNhbGxuaXNzYW4EY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwMyBHBvcwM2BHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNuaXNzYW5yZWNhbGw-