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
47
63,000 mi
Engine
26
50,000 mi
Unknown or other
26
30,000 mi
Air bags
25
39,999 mi
Steering
20
48,000 mi
Vehicle speed control
18
45,000 mi
Electrical system
17
75,000 mi
Service brakes
17
8,740 mi
Fuel/propulsion system
12
45,000 mi
Electronic stability control (ESC)
11
39,731 mi
Structure: body
9
8,740 mi
Suspension
7
62,000 mi
Seat belts
6
46,000 mi
Wheels
4
39,731 mi
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
3
23 mi
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
2
44,000 mi
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
2
23 mi
Structure
2
200 mi
Visibility/wiper
2
33,000 mi
Exterior lighting
1
84,000 mi
Fuel system, gasoline
1
20,000 mi
Service brakes, hydraulic
1
—
Structure: body: hood: hinge and attachments
1
69,300 mi
Visibility
1
—
The 2014 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 2016 model has 2 times as many 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.
