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Rhiannon12866

(202,988 posts)
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 02:29 AM Sep 2018

Nissan recalls 165K newer vehicles due to risk they could turn off while in use

While not yet reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Nissan says it will recall about 165,000 newer vehicles due to the risk they could turn off while in motion.

The automaker confirmed the recall of the 2017-18 Juke, Frontier, Sentra, Versa, Versa Note, Micra, NV, NV200 and the NV taxi in the U.S. and Canada to both Consumer Reports and CNET's Roadshow. Nissan's Juke was discontinued after 2017, and its Micra is not available stateside.

Nissan tells Consumer Reports that affected vehicles equipped with a mechanical key could be at risk to a defect that causes it to "potentially move out of the 'ON' position" while in use.

The automaker says it is not aware of any incidents related to the recall, and that this measure is simply "out of an abundance of caution."

While the NHTSA had not yet issued a recall, Transport Canada issued a recall of the affected vehicles and advised owners to remove everything from their ignition key ring. It's also worth noting that Transport Canada reports that if one of the affected vehicles were to crash, there could be an increased risk of the air bags not deploying.

To search active recalls, use the NHTSA's website to search your 17-character VIN at this link: https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls VIN numbers are typically located under the driver's side windshield, or along the inside of the doors behind the seat or under the steering wheel. To sign up for NHTSA safety alerts for a specific vehicle, sign up at this link: https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/nhtsa/subscriptions


Short article, no more at link: https://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2018/09/nissan_165k_recall.html



2017 Nissan Juke (Nissan)

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Nissan recalls 165K newer vehicles due to risk they could turn off while in use (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 OP
Hi sweet stuff! How you be? sprinkleeninow Sep 2018 #1
Awwww! Thanks so much! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #4
No, that's a good thing you're doing. It's difficult to keep up with important warnings like these. sprinkleeninow Sep 2018 #5
what hapens if your car is recalled and taken out of commission gopiscrap Sep 2018 #2
It sounds to me like the GM recall Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #3

Rhiannon12866

(202,988 posts)
4. Awwww! Thanks so much!
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 02:43 AM
Sep 2018

I don't mean to be a PIA with these recalls, but I ran across them in my travels tonight and thought it wouldn't hurt to give folks here a heads-up. I posted another one quite awhile ago that sounded scary and actually affected more than one DUer.

Thanks so much for the kind words!

sprinkleeninow

(20,133 posts)
5. No, that's a good thing you're doing. It's difficult to keep up with important warnings like these.
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 02:50 AM
Sep 2018

Just like food and other recalls. Yikes. Too much to keep track of.
Love ya!

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