NHTSA Campaign 16V430000
STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING
NHTSA campaign 16V430000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: automated/adaptive steering. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 16V430000 with NHTSA on June 13, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V430000, NHTSA lists up to 28,182 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 26, 2012 and December 11, 2015.
The 16V430000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V430000 were scheduled from August 12, 2016, 60 days after the report.
16V430000 covers 2 models from Infiniti, model years 2014–2016.
Owners of the model years 16V430000 covers have filed at least 120 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V430000 vehicles, the 2014 Infiniti Q50 has the most (78).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V430000 ranks 76 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V430000, Nissan North America, Inc has 15 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 16V430000 was 15V054000, reported on February 2, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc.'s (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Infiniti Q50 vehicles manufactured December 26, 2012, to December 11, 2015, and Infiniti Q50 Hybrid vehicles manufactured December 10, 2012, to December 17, 2015. The Direct Adaptive Steering system may experience an error at vehicle start up altering the vehicle's steering responsiveness and turning radius.
- The risk
- If the vehicle does not steer as the driver anticipates, there is an increased the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Direct Adaptive Steering ECU software, free of charge. The recall began on August 12, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported June 13, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V430000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V430000, 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: June 13, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted