Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured March 7, 2007, to November 26, 2013, and 2014 Nissan Rogue Select vehicles manufactured September 23, 2013, to July 2, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience an electrical short in the harness connector due to a mixture of snow/water and salt seeping through the carpet on the driver side floor near the harness connector.
Safety risk
An electrical short can cause a vehicle fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the kick panel wiring harness connector and will if necessary install a new harness connector and waterproof seal, free of charge. The recall began on February 26, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH A GARMIN NUVI MODEL 750 NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE BATTERIES CONTAINED IN THE AFFECTED GPS UNITS CAN OVERHEAT.
Safety risk
OVERHEATED BATTERIES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY GARMIN TECHNICIANS BY REPLACING THE BATTERY AND INSERTING A SPACER ON TOP OF THE BATTERY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN DIRECTLY AT 1-866-957-1981 OR NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 ROGUE VEHICLES. A SCREW IN THE STEERING GEAR HOUSING COVER MAY LOOSEN OVER TIME AND COULD FALL OUT. AS IT LOOSENS, THE STEERING RESPONSE OF THE VEHICLE MAY BE COMPROMISED BUT THE DRIVER WILL RETAIN STEERING CONTROL.
Safety risk
THE SCREW MAY EVENTUALLY COME OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR COVER. IF LARGE STEERING INPUTS ARE MADE WITH THE COVER SCREW MISSING THE PINION SHAFT MAY COME OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT WHETHER THE STEERING GEAR COVER SCREW IS LOOSE AND WILL BE RETIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL A COVER PLATE TO PREVENT THE SCREW FROM POSSIBLY COMING OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2009. 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
100
84,000 mi
Power train
98
100,000 mi
Engine
30
81,000 mi
Electrical system
26
74,000 mi
Vehicle speed control
26
77,000 mi
Unknown or other
21
87,000 mi
Seats
17
87,000 mi
Fuel/propulsion system
15
85,081 mi
Structure: body
15
71,450 mi
Steering
10
55,000 mi
Fuel system, gasoline
8
80,324 mi
Seat belts
8
65,150 mi
Structure: body: door
8
56,000 mi
Service brakes
6
43,000 mi
Suspension
6
76,200 mi
Latches/locks/linkages
5
60,000 mi
Electronic stability control (ESC)
4
59,841 mi
Engine and engine cooling
4
6,600 mi
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
3
26,400 mi
Wheels
3
76,200 mi
Exterior lighting
2
33,000 mi
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
2
44,160 mi
Power train: automatic transmission
2
87,000 mi
Service brakes, hydraulic
2
1,500 mi
Structure
2
2,000 mi
Air bags: frontal
1
24,000 mi
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module
1
7,756 mi
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
1
85,000 mi
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system
1
28,200 mi
Equipment
1
106,532 mi
Equipment adaptive/mobility
1
67,000 mi
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
1
23,000 mi
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: LPG systems: tank valve/gauge
1
12,000 mi
Exterior lighting: brake lights
1
28,664 mi
Exterior lighting: headlights
1
33,000 mi
Power train: driveline
1
150 mi
Suspension: front
1
106,532 mi
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
1
64,008 mi
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
1
3,700 mi
The 2008 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 2010 model has roughly the same number of 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.