Nissan is recalling 1,126 2008 Quest, Titan, and Armada vehicles equipped with manual adjustment front seats. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle safety standard NO. 207, “seating systems”. The seat track assembly may have been manufactured out of specification.

This may result in the manual seat pawl not fully engaging increasing the risk of personal injuries in the event of a crash. Dealers will inspect the seat track assembly on the drivers and passengers seat and replace the entire seat assembly free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on or about May 16, 2008. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

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Dongfeng Motor Co Ltd, a mainland 50-50 joint venture between Nissan Motor Co and Dongfeng Motor Corp, will recall 4,945 Nissan Teana sedans from today, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said.

The government agency said in a statement on its website that the recall is due to welding problems in the mufflers.

The cars to be recalled were made between April and June 2007.

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Nissan North America, Inc., a unit of Japan’s Nissan Motors, said Wednesday that it and Infiniti are conducting a voluntary recall campaign on 480 Hitch Mounted Bicycle Racks manufactured by Thule and sold at both Nissan and Infiniti dealerships before December 21, 2007.
Thule determined that a pinch point exists on the bicycle rack, which could cause a serious hand injury.

The recall affects only Hitch Mounted Bicycle Racks, with Nissan / Infiniti part number 999R5-AR000, manufactured by Thule before June 27, 2007 and sold at either Nissan or Infiniti dealerships before December 21, 2007.

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Nissan North America, INC. has announced that they will be recalling certain models of the 2008 Nissan Xterra. Nissan is recalling 5,523 my 2008 Titan, Frontier, and Xterra vehicles for failing to comply to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard NO. 110, ‘Tire selection and rims for motor vehicles’. The tire placard lists an incorrect vehicle capacity weight.

This standard specifies requirements for tire selection to prevent over loading. Nissan will mail a correct tire placard and installation instructions to owners of the affected vehicles. The recall began on February 25, 2008. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

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Nissan North America, INC. has announced that they will be recalling certain models of the 2008 Nissan Armada. They stated that certain sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard NO. 210, “Seat belt assembly anchors”. The drivers side third row seat belt upper anchor bracket may be cracked.

In the event of a crash, a seat occupant may not be properly restrained increasing the risk of personal injury. Dealers will replace the seat belt bracket free of charge. The recall began on November 1, 2007. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

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Nissan North America has announced that they will be recalling certain models of the 2008 Infiniti EX35. The recall covers 16,365 of my 2008 Infiniti EX35 and my 2009 Nissan Murano vehicles. Due to incorrect software programming, the air bag control unit (ACU) may cause the passenger air bag not to operate as designed if the vehicle battery becomes significantly discharged.

This could result in the passenger air bag not inflating in a crash in which it was designed to do so, and increasing risk of injury. Dealers will reprogram the ACU in affected vehicles. The recall is expected to begin during February 2008. Owners may contact Infiniti at 1-800-662-6200 or Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

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