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Recall Issued For 1.3 Million Nissan Vehicles Recall Issued For 1.3 Million Nissan Vehicles
Recall Issued For 1.3 Million Nissan Vehicles Faulty rearview cameras have led to a recall of more than 1.2 million Nissan and Infiniti vehicles. Nissan announced a massive recall earlier this month due to cameras that can be turned off, but then do not automatically reboot when the car is restarted. Due to that fault, the vehicles are not compliant with federal motor vehicle safety standards. Nissan models subject to recall include the 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Versa Note, and …

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Automaker Adds Rear-Door Alert To Prevent Hot Car Deaths Of Children Automaker Adds Rear-Door Alert To Prevent Hot Car Deaths Of Children
Automaker Adds Rear-Door Alert To Prevent Hot Car Deaths Of Children Following the deaths of twins from the area who were left in a hot car eight hours in New York City, a prominent American automaker is introducing new technology to prevent more tragedies. Nissan is looking to introduce a “rear door alert” that could help save the life of a child left inside a hot vehicle, which would provide a warning sound that is now standard on 10 of its 2019 models, with that tech expected to be expanded. Last year, there were 52 deaths that were reportedly related to children left in hot vehicles. According to the company, the rear door alert technology will monitor …

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Fiat Chrysler Latest Automaker To Issue Recall Due To Potentially Deadly Airbags Fiat Chrysler Latest Automaker To Issue Recall Due To Potentially Deadly Airbags
Fiat Chrysler Latest Automaker To Issue Recall Due To Potentially Deadly Airbags Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1.6 million vehicles worldwide as auto companies continue replacing malfunctioning Takata front airbags that have proven to be dangerous over the past year. The recall includes the 2010 through 2016 Jeep Wrangler SUV, the 2010 Ram 3500 pickup and 4500/5500 Chassis Cab trucks, the 2010 and 2011 Dodge Dakota pickup, the 2010 through 2014 Dodge Challenger muscle car, the 2011 through 2015 Dodge Charger sedan, and the 2010 through 2015 Chrysler 300 sedan. It's the latest in a coordinated recall of Takata airbag products in tens of millions of vehicles. …

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Fire Risk Leads To Recall Of More Than 200K Nissan Cars, SUVs Fire Risk Leads To Recall Of More Than 200K Nissan Cars, SUVs
Fire Risk Leads To Recall Of More Than 200K Nissan Cars, SUVs Nissan is recalling more than 200,00 vehicles that could get a little too hot to handle. Nissan announced the recall of 215,000 vehicles that may have anti-lock brake problems that may prompt actuator pumps to leak brake fluid onto internal circuit boards, causing fires. The recall is similar to one in 2016. The recall comes after Nissan received a complaint in January about an illuminated ABS warning light in a car that had been repaired during the 2016 recall. An internal investigation into the illuminated light found that the actuator pump had a tear in the oil seal. Further investigati…

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Nissan Recalls 105K Cars Over Air Bags That Could Explode Nissan Recalls 105K Cars Over Air Bags That Could Explode
Nissan Recalls 105K Cars Over Air Bags That Could Explode Nissan is recalling more than 100,000 cars that may contain airbag inflators that could potentially explode and send shrapnel at the driver and passengers. The recall comes as part of a coordinated recall of Takata airbag products in tens of millions of vehicles. Long-term exposure to high heat and humidity can cause the bags to explode, and have caused injuries and death, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. There have been 15 fatal incidents and more than 100 motorists have reported injuries following the air bag explosions. Included in the latest recall are t…

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