NHTSA Investigating Nissan Once Again

by TTAC News Staff

Published: August 8th, 2024

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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has initiated a preliminary evaluation into 77,131 Nissan vehicles due to concerns with the steering tie rod.

The investigation targets the 2021 Nissan Rogue crossover models following reports of inner tie rod failures that could result in a loss of steering control.

The evaluation aims to determine the safety-related consequences, scope, frequency, and root cause of the alleged defect. This follows a similar investigation opened in June into approximately 75,000 Nissan 2015 Rogue Select vehicles, which was prompted by reports of unintended side airbag deployments.

The NHTSA's current investigation will focus on assessing the potential risks and determining the extent of the issue to ensure the safety of the affected vehicles.

This article was co-written using AI and was then heavily edited and optimized by our editorial team.

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NoOneSpecial on Aug 08, 2024
"Written by AI and heavily edited"? That's your out?You call a major automotive company "Trash" because of a recall that's only affected a few hundred (to maybe a few thousand), yet you GUSH platitudes over Tesla, who's had to recall every single vehicle they've made.What a bunch of hooey.You people are hacks.

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Ilo65710513 on Aug 08, 2024
Your healing describing Nissan as "pure trash" is gutter journalism at its worst. It was a relatively minor recall investigation. I have much experience with Nissan and they are an excellent product. So, grow up.

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