NHTSA Campaign 15V033000

STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

Issued by Nissan North America, Inc. · Reported Jan 26, 2015 · 170,665 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Nissan Pathfinder vehicles manufactured June 20, 2012, to November 18, 2013, 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid vehicles manufactured July 18, 2013, to November 18, 2013, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles manufactured November 29, 2011, to June 14, 2013, and 2014 QX60 vehicles manufactured May 16, 2013, to November 18, 2013, and 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid vehicles manufactured July 18, 2013, to November 18, 2013. In the affected vehicles the hood release cable assembly may have been installed incorrectly preventing the latching claw from fully engaging. The secondary latch may remain in the open position when the hood is closed.

Consequence

If the primary hood latch is released and the secondary latch fails during operation of the vehicle, it could cause the hood to open during vehicle operation impairing the driver's vision, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will modify the angle of the hood release mechanism to provide additional length to the release cable, free of charge. The recall began on March 9, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
INFINITI JX35 2013 170,665
INFINITI QX60 2014 170,665
INFINITI QX60 HYBRID 2014 170,665
NISSAN PATHFINDER 2013 170,665
NISSAN PATHFINDER 2014 170,665
NISSAN PATHFINDER HYBRID 2014 170,665

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V033000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.