NHTSA Campaign 14V581000
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 14V581000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the hybrid propulsion system. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 14V581000 with NHTSA on September 22, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V581000, NHTSA lists up to 5,412 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 7, 2013 and May 7, 2014.
The 14V581000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V581000 were scheduled from November 1, 2014, 40 days after the report.
14V581000 covers 2 models from Infiniti, model years 2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V581000 ranks 124 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 14V581000, Nissan North America, Inc has 1 other recall on the hybrid propulsion system on this site; the one before 14V581000 was 14V263000, reported on May 16, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 hybrid vehicles manufactured December 10, 2012, to June 25, 2014, and Infiniti Q70 hybrid vehicles manufactured November 7, 2013, to May 7, 2014. Due to a software error, the electric motor may stop working while the vehicle is being driven using the electric motor only.
- The risk
- The stall-like condition that occurs when the electric motor stops working may increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the motor inverter software, free of charge. The recall began on November1, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported September 22, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V581000 (2)
Infiniti (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V581000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 22, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted