Recall Alert: Nissan and Infiniti SUVs

Mar 03 2010 by Jennifer Newman

Nissan has issued a voluntary recall of some of its family haulers for two different issues. One recall involves 178,916 vehicles in the U.S. with potentially faulty brake-pedal pins that can become partially disengaged, leading to a loss of braking power. The other recall involves 418,865 vehicles in the U.S. with potentially faulty fuel gauges that at high speeds can show there is more fuel in the tank than there actually is, which can lead to drivers running out of gas. Some vehicles are included in both recalls.

The models affected in the brake recall include:

• 2008-2010 model year Nissan Titan, Armada, Quest and Infiniti QX56

Models affected in the fuel gauge recall include:

• 2005-2008 model year Nissan Titan, Armada and Infiniti QX56
• Nissan Frontier, Pathfinder and Xterra models built between January and March 2006 and between October 2007 and January 2008.

You can find when your vehicle was produced on a label affixed to the driver’s side doorjamb.

Nissan says no crashes or injuries have been reported due to the recalled parts and that notifications for both will be mailed out this month. Dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace parts when necessary. Nissan also recommends owners of the vehicles in the fuel gauge recall to keep their gas tanks well fueled until the repairs are made.

Customers with questions should call Nissan at 800-647-7261.