Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Nissan Versa sedan vehicles manufactured June 9, 2011, to March 11, 2015, and 2014-2015 Nissan Versa Note vehicles manufactured April 23, 2013, to March 11, 2015. The affected vehicles have a center console trim panel that may catch the driver's shoe and delay the transition from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal.
Safety risk
A delay in the application of the brake pedal would lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle and increase the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will modify the console trim panel, free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service 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
Power train
72
85,250 mi
Unknown or other
33
60,000 mi
Service brakes
32
20,000 mi
Vehicle speed control
27
57,000 mi
Engine
26
77,777 mi
Air bags
22
40,912 mi
Electrical system
12
65,000 mi
Structure: body
12
35,287 mi
Steering
8
52,305 mi
Fuel/propulsion system
7
85,000 mi
Structure
6
110 mi
Suspension
6
28,000 mi
Visibility/wiper
5
21,220 mi
Exterior lighting
3
15 mi
Seat belts
3
20,000 mi
Seats
3
37,000 mi
Engine and engine cooling
2
100 mi
Fuel system, gasoline
2
47,000 mi
Wheels
2
—
Electronic stability control (ESC)
1
165,000 mi
Equipment
1
—
Equipment adaptive/mobility
1
8,500 mi
Power train: automatic transmission: internal: CVT
1
93,000 mi
Service brakes, hydraulic
1
110 mi
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: wheel speed sensor/tone ring
1
103,000 mi
Structure: body: door
1
3,895 mi
Suspension: front: springs: coil springs
1
30,000 mi
Tires
1
6,200 mi
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
1
47,000 mi
Visibility: windshield
1
100 mi
The 2012 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 2014 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.
Open investigations
An investigation is not a recall. It indicates that NHTSA is currently evaluating an alleged defect but has not reached a final determination.
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.
