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Today, the National National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that Nissan is recalling 242,720 MY2005-2009 Pathfinder, Frontier and XTerra vehicles sold in certain States of the country (see details after the jump) which use heavy concentrations of road salt in the winter. A mixture of snow/water and salt can enter into the vehicle's front crash zone sensor (CZS) housing causing it to rust. If this occurs, then there could be a signal interruption resulting in the non-deployment of the driver and passenger front air bags in the event of a crash.
- Ford Recalling Over 460,000 Windstar Minivans On Rear Axle Problem
After approximately 950 complaints, Ford has announced that it will recall 462,750 (according to NHTSA's announcement) 1998-2003 Windstar minivans for those faulty axles we told you about back in May (read more here). The Blue Oval will target vehicles...
- Hyundai Santa Fe, Elantra And Tiburon Also Recalled Over Rust Problems
No sooner than we told you about the new recall on the MY2001-2004 Sonata, XG300 and XG350 models over corrosion issues of the front subframe, we learnt that Hyundai has also just issued two more separate recalls for a total of three vehicles, again for...
- Honda Usa Recalling 34,300 My 2007-2008 Fit Vehicles
As many as 34,300 2007 & 2008-Model-Year Honda Fit compact vehicles are being recalled to fix the sensor that detects the presence of a child seat or an out-of-position passenger. The recall affects Fit vehicles originally sold in or currently registered...
- Nissan Recalling 372,250 My 1997-2001 Pathfinder & Infiniti Qx4 Models
Nissan USA has announced that it’s recalling 372,250 Pathfinder and Infiniti QX4 SUV’s from the 1997-2001 model years due to a potential risk of corrosion in the fuel filler tube assembly which could lead to a fire –though no reports...
- Older Jeep Liberty Recalled For Ball Joint Trouble
Here comes another highly geographic NHTSA Recall. If your '02 or '03 Jeep Liberty was sold in, registered in, or used in one of the states mentioned below during part or all of its lifespan, this news affects you. According to NHTSA, "The front...
Cars
More than 240,000 Nissan Pathfinders, Frontiers and XTerras Recalled
Today, the National National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that Nissan is recalling 242,720 MY2005-2009 Pathfinder, Frontier and XTerra vehicles sold in certain States of the country (see details after the jump) which use heavy concentrations of road salt in the winter. A mixture of snow/water and salt can enter into the vehicle's front crash zone sensor (CZS) housing causing it to rust. If this occurs, then there could be a signal interruption resulting in the non-deployment of the driver and passenger front air bags in the event of a crash.Nissan said that the vehicles affected were originally sold in or, are currently registered in the States of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District Of Columbia.
Nissan said that dealers will replace the front CZS with a redesigned sensor free of cost while owners in the other states will receive extended warranty coverage for the sensor to 10 years. These owners will be notified of the warranty extension by mail and will receive a sticker to place in their warranty booklet explaining the extended warranty coverage.
- Ford Recalling Over 460,000 Windstar Minivans On Rear Axle Problem
After approximately 950 complaints, Ford has announced that it will recall 462,750 (according to NHTSA's announcement) 1998-2003 Windstar minivans for those faulty axles we told you about back in May (read more here). The Blue Oval will target vehicles...
- Hyundai Santa Fe, Elantra And Tiburon Also Recalled Over Rust Problems
No sooner than we told you about the new recall on the MY2001-2004 Sonata, XG300 and XG350 models over corrosion issues of the front subframe, we learnt that Hyundai has also just issued two more separate recalls for a total of three vehicles, again for...
- Honda Usa Recalling 34,300 My 2007-2008 Fit Vehicles
As many as 34,300 2007 & 2008-Model-Year Honda Fit compact vehicles are being recalled to fix the sensor that detects the presence of a child seat or an out-of-position passenger. The recall affects Fit vehicles originally sold in or currently registered...
- Nissan Recalling 372,250 My 1997-2001 Pathfinder & Infiniti Qx4 Models
Nissan USA has announced that it’s recalling 372,250 Pathfinder and Infiniti QX4 SUV’s from the 1997-2001 model years due to a potential risk of corrosion in the fuel filler tube assembly which could lead to a fire –though no reports...
- Older Jeep Liberty Recalled For Ball Joint Trouble
Here comes another highly geographic NHTSA Recall. If your '02 or '03 Jeep Liberty was sold in, registered in, or used in one of the states mentioned below during part or all of its lifespan, this news affects you. According to NHTSA, "The front...