Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V551000

Electrical system: ignition

Nissan North America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-08-21.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V551000

Electrical system: ignition

Component
Electrical system: ignition
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
153,047
Reported to NHTSA
2018-08-21
Owners notified
2018-10-01

Defect description

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017 Nissan NV200, Sentra, NV3500 Van, NV3500 Bus, NV200 Taxi, NV1500, NV2500 Van, Chevrolet City Express, 2017-2018 Frontier, Versa Note, and Versa Sedan vehicles that have a mechanical (physical) key ignition system. In these models, over time, the weight on the key ring and road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position to the accessory position, turning off the engine.

Safety risk

If the vehicle stalls, it can increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the production information on the ignition switch, and replace it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.

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

10 model years across 7 models.

ModelYears on record
Chevrolet Cheverolet SS2017
Nissan Frontier2018 2017
Nissan NV2017
Nissan NV200 Taxi2017
Nissan Sentra2017
Nissan Versa2018 2017
Nissan Versa Note2018 2017

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.