8 ON YOUR SIDE CONSUMER ALERT: Nissan recalls nearly 643,000 vehicles
8 ON YOUR SIDE CONSUMER ALERT: Nissan has issued two recalls involving 642,698 Rogue SUVs, because of problems with the gears and engines.
The separate problems can cause a loss of power, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
As CBS News reports, one recall involves 323,917 Rogue vehicles, model years 2023-2025, that have a 3-cylinder 1.5L VC-Turbo engine. NHTSA said the vehicles’ engine bearings could fail, resulting in hot oil potentially leaking and increasing the risk of a fire.
The recall is an expansion of an earlier recall Nissan issued last June for more than 480,000 Rogue, Infiniti and Altima vehicles. Federal regulators said manufacturing defects in certain models of these cars could cause the engine to lose power while in use, heightening risks of a crash.
The second recall includes 318,781 Rogues, model years 2024-2025, that have the same type of variable-compression turbo engine. The gears in the electronic throttle body assembly could break in these vehicles, increasing the risk of an accident, NHTSA said.
For both recalls, the agency said dealers would inspect the affected vehicles and repair them free of charge. Nissan will mail letters to the affected owners for both recalls on March 27. The recall numbers are R25E2 and R25E3.
— Information from CBS News
