NHTSA Campaign 14V583000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 14V583000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 14V583000 with NHTSA on September 22, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V583000, NHTSA lists up to 6,562 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 10, 2012 and July 15, 2014.
The 14V583000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V583000 were scheduled from November 10, 2014, 49 days after the report.
14V583000 covers 2 models from Infiniti, model years 2014–2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V583000 ranks 118 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 14V583000, Nissan North America, Inc has 5 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Infiniti M35 hybrid vehicles manufactured April 7, 2012, to September 9, 2013, 2014 Infiniti Q50 hybrid vehicles manufactured December 10, 2012, to July 15, 2014, and 2014-2015 Infiniti Q70 hybrid vehicles manufactured April 9, 2010, to May 7, 2014. Due to a software error, In the affected vehicles, if the signal is lost from one of the two throttle position sensors (TPS), the engine control module (ECM) will go into a fail-safe mode, partially closing the throttle chamber. Should the lost signal be restored, the throttle chamber may open, regardless of the position signal from the TPS.
- The risk
- The vehicle may gradually accelerate due to the throttle chamber reopening. This unexpected acceleration may increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ECM, free of charge. The recall began on November 10, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported September 22, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V583000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V583000, 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