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    Nissan Recalls 322K Pathfinders Due to Hood Latch Problem

    Editor - The Auto JournalBy Editor - The Auto JournalJune 28, 2022Updated:June 29, 2022No Comments4 Mins Read
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    Nissan is recalling greater than 322,000 Nissan Pathfinders as a result of the backup hood latch could fail. If the first latch gave manner, the hood may fly open whereas the automobile is in movement, blocking the view of the motive force and growing the potential of a collision.

    The 2013 Nissan Pathfinder is a part of a recall by NHTSA.

    The submitting says “dust and dirt contamination may accumulate on and around the bell crank lever pivot joint” which the place the backup hood latch secures itself into place and launch. 

    If the pivot joint collects an excessive amount of stuff, it “can create mechanical binding that could cause the lever to remain in the open position” always, in addition to deteriorate the anti-corrosion coating on the lever itself. If the first hood latch isn’t secured or is launched unintentionally whereas driving, the secondary latch gained’t safe the hood,” the submitting states.

    The motion impacts 322,671 Pathfinders from the 2013 to 2016 mannequin years, in response to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

    Dealing with the issue

    The automaker says it’s engaged on an answer to the issue and can ship notifications to a “selected sample of 40,000 (Pathfinder) owners” beginning June 30. That group will likely be requested to go to close by sellers to have bell crank and secondary lock changed, if deemed mandatory, reported Autoblog.com.

    Nissan Pathfinder HEV - front 3-4
    Nissan plans to look at the changed components to verify it’s pursuing the suitable decision to the issue.

    Nissan plans to look at the changed components to verify it’s pursuing the suitable decision to the issue. If they decide that’s the proper restore, then they’ll prep sellers for the extra autos that might be coming in for the repair.

    The remainder of the house owners will likely be despatched letters with directions on how one can examine the bell crank meeting and hood lock beginning Aug. 3. If the whole lot capabilities because it ought to, house owners will likely be suggested to wash and situation the components as really helpful within the proprietor’s guide. 

    However, in the event that they’d moderately not, Nissan pays for a free alternative at a close-by vendor. 

    Once the proper restore has been permitted, Nissan will ship an extra set of letters that “include a statement concerning reimbursement for the cost of obtaining a pre-notification remedy for a subject vehicle that was no longer under warranty at the time of a repair.”

    Familiar chorus

    2013 Nissan Pathfinder - on hill
    The motion impacts 322,671 Pathfinders from the 2013 to 2016 mannequin years.

    Nissan’s handled this difficulty earlier than on its Altima in 2020, recalling 1.83 million Altima coupes and sedans constructed between 2013 and 2018 resulting from a defective secondary hood latch.

    The fifth-generation Altima had repeated issues with the latch, which might fail resulting from corrosion. The marketing campaign included the two- and four-door fashions. In brief, it’s mainly the complete manufacturing run of the autos within the U.S.

    According to Nissan, the issue was that rust may develop on the secondary hood latch, which is the little arm or lever that’s considerably hidden from view below the hood or within the grille and also you pull it as much as launch the hood.

    The rust may trigger it stick or freeze within the open place and shutting the hood would possibly trigger it to bend. If that occurred, the latch wouldn’t work correctly, permitting the hood to probably open. The major latch, the lever on the within of the automotive, nonetheless labored, however the secondary latch is the one which it ensures it stays closed whereas driving.

    It’s not the primary time Nissan’s tried to resolve the issue. The firm repaired 220,000 Altimas constructed between March 2012 and February 2013 to repair an analogous difficulty to the present drawback. In 2015, Nissan expanded the recall to cowl 625,000 autos from mannequin years 2013 to 2015. In 2016, it introduced the ultimate tally stood at 846,000 vehicles constructed from March 2012 to December 2014.

    Source: www.thedetroitbureau.com

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