Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
13,535
Reported to NHTSA
2014-02-12
Owners notified
2014-03-17
Defect description
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2012 through 2014 Frontier vehicles manufactured from November 28, 2012, through December 17, 2013. In the affected vehicles, a circuit breaker may have been installed incorrectly causing the main wire harness connected to the circuit breaker to face outward, potentially contacting a metal bolt located on the A-pillar.
Safety risk
The bolt may wear through the wire harness covering, resulting in an electrical short which could cause a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the circuit breaker orientation. If the circuit breaker orientation is incorrect, dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2012 Frontier, Pathfinder, and Xterra two-wheel drive vehicles manufactured from June 19, 2012, through July 12, 2012. These vehicles may have been equipped with front wheel hubs that may not meet the design hardness specifications. A wheel hub that was manufactured below hardness specification may wear prematurely and eventually crack.
Safety risk
If the vehicle is driven in this condition, the wheel hub may break, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replaced the left and right side front wheel hub assemblies free of charge. The safety recall began on October 22, 2012. Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1-800-647-7261.
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 INFINITI FX, MODEL YEAR 2012 INFINITI M, MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 NISSAN FRONTIER, MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 NISSAN XTERRA, MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 NISSAN PATHFINDER, AND MODEL YEAR 2012 NISSAN NV VEHICLES. SOME OF THE BOLTS THAT CONNECT THE ENGINE OIL COOLER AND THE ENGINE OIL FILTER TO THE ENGINE IN THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED TO BELOW SPECIFICATION STRENGTH. AS A RESULT, THE BOLT MAY BREAK AT THE OIL FILTER ATTACHMENT POINT AND CAN CAUSE AN ENGINE OIL LEAK.
Safety risk
IF THERE IS AN ENGINE OIL LEAK, THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WOULD DROP AND THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CONNECTOR BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 30, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Air bags
22
45,600 mi
Power train
20
30,216 mi
Engine
12
25,012 mi
Unknown or other
9
57,000 mi
Electrical system
7
27,600 mi
Seat belts
5
57,000 mi
Vehicle speed control
5
77,961 mi
Structure: body
4
46,000 mi
Suspension
3
29,000 mi
Wheels
2
6,221 mi
Air bags: passenger side frontal: cushion
1
71,000 mi
Engine and engine cooling: engine: crank/camshaft position sensor
1
179,002 mi
Fuel/propulsion system
1
95,069 mi
Latches/locks/linkages
1
54,000 mi
Seats
1
66,458 mi
Seats: front assembly: head restraint
1
100 mi
Steering
1
72,000 mi
Structure
1
33,000 mi
Structure: body: door
1
54,000 mi
Structure: body: tailgate
1
500 mi
Structure: frame and members
1
93,000 mi
The 2011 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 2013 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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.