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Nissan Stops Sales, Recalls Pathfinder and Infiniti JX Trucks

Posted on 22 April 2013 by Ken Zino

Nissan is recalling more than 19,000 model year 2013 Pathfinder and Infiniti JX vehicles mad in Smyrna, Tennessee because the brakes can fail. Continue reading →

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Nissan Recalls NV Vans for Shift Indicator Safety Defect

Posted on 25 March 2013 by Ken Zino

Nissan is recalling all of its NV vans built from the start of production in 2010 until this past January because the transmission shift indicator, aka PRNDLin auto slang, can point to the wrong gear. The assembly problem occurred at the Canton, Mississippi plant where the Titan is also built. Continue reading →

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Nissan Recalls Popular 2013 Models for Bad Passenger Airbags

Posted on 18 March 2013 by Ken Zino

Nissan is recalling numerous 2013 model Altima, Leaf, Pathfinder, Sentra, and Infiniti JX35 vehicles because the passenger side airbag is defective. Sensors within the so-called passenger Occupant Detection System may have been manufactured out of specification for several months. This may cause the system to malfunction and permanently suppress the passenger airbag on some of Nissan’s most popular vehicles. Continue reading →

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Nissan Recalls Infiniti M45 for Bad Electronic Gas Gauges

Posted on 19 March 2012 by Ken Zino

In the pre-Toyota cover-up fines from NHTSA, it appears that Nissan ignored the safety problem and warranty data. In the post Toyota fine era at NHTSA, the number of recalls from Japanese makers, not coincidentally, has accelerated dramatically.

This is the sixth major Nissan recall since the fall. Earlier recalls involved Nissan and Infiniti gasoline leaks, oil leaks, sudden stalling on Sentra models, Juke turbocharger boost sensors, and defective Rogue electric power steering control computers. Continue reading →

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Autoliv Side Curtain Airbag Recall Grows – Now Includes Nissan, Subaru, Toyota, Honda and Acura Vehicles

Posted on 20 February 2012 by Ken Zino

What was an old munitions plant in Utah now owned by global auto supplier AutoLiv is sending shock waves into auto plants around the world because the side curtain airbag inflators it made are defective. The charge that releases the compressed gas that inflates the airbag may not explode during an accident, thereby rendering the airbag ineffective. Factories in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Japan and China are affected by the growing recall. Continue reading →

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Nissan Recalls Power Windows on 370Z and Infiniti G37

Posted on 21 November 2011 by Ken Zino

A computer programming error is responsible for a Nissan recall of 2011 and 2012 model 370Z sports cars and Infiniti G37 coupes. The computer program for the window controller of automatic electric windows in incorrectly calibrated so that the window may not “auto reverse” its travel if something is caught in the upward motion. Continue reading →

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Nissan Recalls Altima Sedans for Defective Suspension

Posted on 3 August 2011 by Ken Zino

Nissan North America is recalling 20,000 2011 and 2012 model Altima sedans because an assembly defect can potentially cause the driver to loose control. Canton Mississippi built compact car – Nissan’s best seller – can have transverse link bolts that were improperly torqued on the assembly line. Continue reading →

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Honda Recalls Civic Hybrid Models for Electrical Failures

Posted on 3 March 2011 by Ken Zino

It is no longer a given – or it shouldn’t be – among shoppers or government safety officials that the Japanese are automotive quality leaders. Continue reading →

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American Honda Recalls 2009-2010 Fit Models for Stalling

Posted on 17 February 2011 by Ken Zino

Toyota or the “Toyota Recall Effect” was the big reason that 2010 was the second highest recall year on record. However, a quick scan of previous Honda recalls questions whether the long-standing Japanese reputation for quality is as accurate as previously portrayed by the media. Continue reading →

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American Honda Recalls 2010 Accord, CR-V Models for Stalling

Posted on 13 January 2011 by Ken Zino

While most of the attention during the past year has been on Toyota’s quality and recall problems, Honda has also been recalling large number of vehicles for safety defects. In the latest instance, thousands of 2010 Honda Accord cars and … Continue reading →

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