Nissan recalls 143,000 vehicles in US for faulty TPMS part

ERJ staff report (TB)

Washington DC -- Nissan North America Inc. is recalling 143,223 Nissan and Infiniti cars and SUVs because nuts used to secure the sensor-transmitters of the vehicles' tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) may corrode and crack in regions that have heavy use of road salt in winter.

If the nut cracks and comes out, the TPMS will illuminate, Nissan told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). “If the TPMS lamp is disregarded and the vehicle continues to be driven in this state, the tyre will quickly lose air pressure at a consistent rate, resulting in a flat tyre,” the auto maker said.

Nissan identified Schrader-Bridgeport Inc., of Altavista, Vairginia, as the manufacturer of the nut. The auto maker will replace the nuts with sturdier nuts free of charge.

The vehicles include 73,845 Nissan Rogues, model year 2008; 44,955 Nissan Muranos, model year 2009; 15,225 Nissan Cubes, model year 2009; and 9,198 Infiniti M35/45s, model years 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Nissan said it would conduct the recall in the 21 states that have the heaviest use of road salt: Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

From Tire Business (A Crain publication)