Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 23V496000

Steering: electric power assist system

Nissan North America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2023-07-18.

Recall campaignNHTSA 23V496000

Steering: electric power assist system

Component
Steering: electric power assist system
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
11,824
Reported to NHTSA
2023-07-18
Owners notified
2023-09-08

Defect description

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 Versa and Kicks vehicles. An intermittent electrical connection in the electric power steering (EPS) torque sensor can disable the power steering assist.

Safety risk

Loss of power steering assist can increase the steering effort required, especially at low speeds, and increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will inspect the steering column torque sensor lot code and replace the steering column assembly, if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 8, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PMA26. This recall involves vehicles that were previously inspected, but did not receive a steering column replacement, under recall number 22V-693. These vehicles will need to be reinspected for this recall.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Nissan Kicks2021
Nissan Versa2021

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.