Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V430000

Steering: automated/adaptive steering

Nissan North America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-06-13.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V430000

Steering: automated/adaptive steering

Component
Steering: automated/adaptive steering
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
28,182
Reported to NHTSA
2016-06-13
Owners notified
2016-08-12

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

If the vehicle does not steer as the driver anticipates, there is an increased the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer 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.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Infiniti Q502016 2015 2014
Infiniti Q50 Hybrid2016 2015 2014

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.