NHTSA Closes Investigation: No Recall for Nissan Vehicles
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ended a seven-year investigation into 2.03 million Nissan vehicles' rear suspension issues. Despite corrosion risks, there will be no recall. Nissan improved suspension durability in 2018 and many cars were fixed under a customer campaign. No injuries were reported.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the closure of a long-running investigation into Nissan Motor vehicles, a decision that concludes a seven-year review without demanding a recall.
The probe, initiated in 2018 and intensified to an engineering analysis a year later, covered models such as the 2013-2018 Nissan Altima and 2016-2018 Nissan Maxima. It focused on the potential for a rear suspension control arm to detach from the chassis due to corrosion, a flaw that could pose serious safety risks.
Despite NHTSA's extensive examination of over 1,300 issue reports and Nissan's acknowledgment of stress-induced cracks, the agency decided against further action, citing Nissan's efforts including a design change in 2018 and a satisfaction campaign that saw over 47,000 vehicles repaired.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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