Nissan Electrical System: Switch

Nissan is recalling about 14,595 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. If the engine start/stop button gets stuck in the housing, road vibrations may cause the engine to shut off unexpectedly while the vehicle is being driven, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
15V418000
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Reported
1 July 2015
Vehicles
14,595
Built between
Jul 2013 – Jan 2014
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
4 August 2015
Repaired
76%
Unrepaired
3,544

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2013 and January 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2013-2014 Nissan CubeBuilt July 2013 to October 2013
  • 2013-2014 Nissan JukeBuilt July 2013 to October 2013
  • 2014 Nissan VersaBuilt July 2013 to January 2014

Repair progress

3,544 of 14,595 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2016.

76% repaired — 11,051 of 14,595 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 Versa Sedan vehicles manufactured July 16, 2013, to January 29, 2014, 2013-2014 Cube vehicles manufactured July 3, 2013, to October 21, 2013, and 2013-2014 Juke vehicles manufactured July 3, 2013, to October 22, 2013. When exposed to hot temperatures, the affected vehicles have an engine start/stop button that may stick inside the button housing.

What could happen

If the engine start/stop button gets stuck in the housing, road vibrations may cause the engine to shut off unexpectedly while the vehicle is being driven, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will modify the start/stop switch housing, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2015.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2013 to January 2014
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA1 July 2015
  3. Owners notified4 August 2015
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2016 — 76% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 1 July 2015.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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