Nissan North America – Software May Reduce Steering Ability

Nissan North America’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.


Report Received Date 06/13/2016
NHTSA ID 16V430000
Consequence Summary If the vehicle does not steer as the driver anticipates, there is an increased the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action 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.
Recall Code NR (Not Reported)
Potentially Affected 28182
Fire Risk When Parked No
Do Not Drive No
Recall Link Go to Recall (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=16V430000)

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