Nissan North America, Inc.: Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Nissan North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 26, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 98,307. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45 vehicles manufactured April 4, 2004, through October 5, 2010. Over time, the accelerator pedal sensor signal may deteriorate resulting in the output of an incorrect signal causing the engine to go into fail-safe (limp home) mode.
The risk
In this fail-safe mode, throttle valve deposits may cause the engine to stall when the vehicle is coming to a stop or at idle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the accelerator pedal assembly and reprogram the engine control module, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during November 2013. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Infiniti M35 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Infiniti M45 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Infiniti M35 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 Infiniti M45 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 Infiniti M35 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 Infiniti M45 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Infiniti M35 | 155 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 Infiniti M45 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Infiniti M35 | 210 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 2006 Infiniti M45 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 13V430000.
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