NHTSA Campaign 12V068000

TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

Issued by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Reported Feb 22, 2012 · 2,983 vehicles affected

What's wrong

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 MURANO AND ROGUE VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 23, 2011 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2012. DURING ASSEMBLY, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THUS, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 138,”TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM.”

Consequence

A NON-ACTIVE TPMS CANNOT WARN A DRIVER THAT A TIRE IS UNDERINFLATED. UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN RESULT IN TIRE OVERLOADING AND OVERHEATING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE CRASH.

Remedy

ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE STILL IN DEALER INVENTORY. DEALERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO ACTIVATE ALL OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NISSAN MURANO 2012 2,983
NISSAN ROGUE 2012 2,983

Source: NHTSA Campaign 12V068000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.