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Nissan to recall thousands of vehicles

by JeffHuang | October 15, 2008 at 12:35 pm

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Nissan is planning to recall thousands of vehicles from 2007 and 2008 due to a faulty airbag in the passenger side. Less than 1 percent of the vehicles have the defect but you should definitely get your Nissan checked out either way. You wouldn't want to put your passenger in harms way with a faulty airbag.

Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) plans to recall 204,361 vehicles from its 2007 and 2008 model years in the United States due to the possibility that a passenger side airbag could fail to deploy properly in an accident.

The cars being recalled:

2007/2008

-Nissan Altima

-Altima Coupe

-350Z

-Murano

-Rogue

-Infiniti G35 Sedan

-Infiniti G37 Coupe

-EX35

Nissan said it began to investigate the issue in November 2007 after receiving several warranty reports of airbag warning lamps flashing. In late September, Nissan determined that a safety-related defect existed and it should conduct a recall.

In some vehicles, the passenger side airbag could fail to receive a proper signal and a supplemental airbag warning light could flash and a status light would illuminate to warn the driver that it is not working properly.

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AutomoBlog.net

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at 13:24 on October 15th, 2008

JeffHuang, I like this story. It's good stuff.

RayBanBro66

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at 13:29 on October 15th, 2008

JeffHuang, I like this story. It's good stuff. Thanx for the heads up on this

Edmund Jenks

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at 13:51 on October 15th, 2008

JeffHuang, I like this story. It's good stuff.

A Top Story - please TAG with motorsports.

wawest

at 15:42 on October 15th, 2008

Nice

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Canadian (not verified)

at 17:52 on October 15th, 2008

Better get my car checked out soon!!!!!!

mtoreceptive

at 19:14 on October 15th, 2008

Here is a 2008 Murano that was rented, I've always liked the look of the older models, so we had the chance to rent one and try it out. Good clearance, I drive a BMW so this was a little top heavy for me, but a solid ride. I dont think I would purchase one, but for the weekend rental it's fine.
Chad in Tennessee

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realmac

at 22:39 on October 15th, 2008

Good story. I'm taking my car in for a technical service bulletin in a few hours, not to mention getting a rattle taken care of and other scheduled maintenance. Overall I really do enjoy the vehicle though. Getting between 25 and 26mpg on regular gas. My 6 cylinder would get 20-21 generally and was a much stiffer ride.

Being that a fix for the airbag issue isn't available yet, I guess I'll be stopping by again soon. Annoying but better safe than sorry..

rmarches2001

at 09:42 on October 17th, 2008

The top photo is of my then new 2003 Murano in sunlit copper after creating the custom rack and blacked-out grill. I have had some issues requiring service since then. Early on, rattling over bumps was a bit annoying. A tab needed to be cut off before shock installation (Covered under warrenty). Intermitant stalling at idle due to a Throttle-body problem (Covered under warrenty). Goodyear Tires gave me good performance but also excessive wear characteristics (1 set of Goodyear replacements and now Michelins, both out of pocket). Recall for a gas tank shield to be installed preventing damage from debris (Covered under warrenty). A few times the locking fuel access door stuck in the locked position. Had to disassemble a good bit of interior to get at the mechanism from inside to release the door (Handled this one myself). Now a safety recall for airbags within 5 years.

After all this..... I still love this car! Ride, handling, style, practicality and even fuel mileage are high on my list of wants and needs for a daily driver/vacation-mobile. Nissan delivered that and I expected some bugs in a first year offering of a new model.

Wish list for anyone of influence who may read my notes; For some reason, the Fuel Mileage display is removed when Radio is on and car is in motion. Can I get both at the same time?

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