Nissan Announced 500,000 Vehicle Recall

After the Toyota recall fiasco, car producers are being more and more careful. Just today Nissan has announced it will recall to inspect and, where necessary, repair brake pedal pins and fuel-gauge components on some trucks and minivans. The interesting thing is that no accidents or injuries have been reported yet due to these issues.

“At Nissan, we’re committed to the safety and satisfaction of our customers. We regret any inconveniences that our customers may experience as we take these precautions,” said Kevin Martin, vice president of Total Customer Satisfaction for NNA.

The recall campaign will involve 539,864 vehicles. Though most of them are located in the United States, recalls will also take place in other countries.

Models and numbers of vehicles with potentially affected brake pedal pins are:

• 2008 through 2010 model year Nissan Titan, Armada, Quest and Infiniti QX56
• 178,916 in the U.S., 25,869 outside the U.S. (see box for locations)

Models and numbers of vehicles with potential fuel gauges inaccuracies are:

• 2005 through 2008 model year Nissan Titan, Armada and Infiniti QX56
• Nissan Frontier, Pathfinder and Xterra produced between January and March 2006 and between October 2007 and January 2008
• 418,865 in the U.S., 53,253 outside the U.S. (see box for locations)

Starting March, owners will be notified to bring their vehicles to a Nissan or Infiniti dealership for a quick, simple, visual inspection and, if necessary, repair. Also beginning in March, owners of the vehicles under the recalls for fuel gauge inaccuracies will be notified as to when they should bring their vehicles to their dealers for repair.