Nissan North America, Inc.: Steering › Automated/Adaptive Steering
Nissan North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 13, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 28,182. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Nissan North America, Inc.'s (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Infiniti Q50 vehicles manufactured December 26, 2012, to December 11, 2015, and Infiniti Q50 Hybrid vehicles manufactured December 10, 2012, to December 17, 2015. The Direct Adaptive Steering system may experience an error at vehicle start up altering the vehicle's steering responsiveness and turning radius.
The risk
If the vehicle does not steer as the driver anticipates, there is an increased the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Direct Adaptive Steering ECU software, free of charge. The recall began on August 12, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Infiniti Q50 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Infiniti Q50 | 126 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 2015 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 Infiniti Q50 | 170 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 2014 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
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 16V430000.
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