2010 Nissan Frontier, Xterra and Pathfinder recalled

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By Matt Brogan | March 30th, 2010

Nissan has announced a recall of 4,038 cars including the Frontier, Xterra and Pathfinder. There is a potentially loose fastener which secures the front passenger airbag and the steering column. Both a unique problem but they both come from the torque settings being incorrect during manufacture.

The models affected are the 2010 Frontiers, Xterras and Pathfinders built between Februrary 22 and March 13, these cars may have fasteners that need tightning.

“The fasteners securing the passenger front air bag module, and also the fasteners securing the steering shaft positioning bracket may not have been tightened to the proper torque specification,” said NHTSA.

The NHTSA said the problems which could occur as a result of the loose fasteners are a possible loss of steering or the airbag not functioning properly.

“In the event of a crash, the passenger front air bag deployment trajectory might be affected. The fasteners could possibly come out of the steering column positioning bracket increasing the risk of a crash, ” explained NHTSA.

Nissan will be inspecting all vehicles affected to replace or tighten the loose fasteners.

Mechanic

To be fair on Nissan in Oz, perhaps you should have mentioned that this is in US, and not here – really means diddly squat here.
Prius Pensioner

I would like to mention that the Nissan Frontier is sold in Australia as the Nissan Navara. The Navara may be recalled here very soon.

dent

‘torque settings being incorrect during manufacture’

Happy to be corrected here, but I’m sure the Yanks would build there own vehicles and we get our Navara’s from Spain and Thialand. And I think the Dualis and possibly X-Trail are currently under a recall in Australia for the same sort of issue, so I would hope they checked the rest of the model range at the same time!

Prius Pensioner

Why isn’t Nissan making their automobiles in Japan anymore? Workers in other countries are less worried about the quality of the cars they are manufacturing because it is a “foreign” owned brand. Toyota workers in Japan hold a bond to Toyota as the brand is part of their culture, so bad quality affects their international reputation as a country.

It is for this reason why Toyota has had many recalls in the United States of America; the auto workers there do not feel a deep connection to Japan and Toyota.

Similar situations can be seen elsewhere:
* Mercedes Benz M-Class: has a lower overall quality than German-made Mercedes vehicles.

* BMW X5: ditto.

* Volkswagen Golf, Jetta: these automobiles are made in South Africa and Mexico, respectively. Quality ratings are lower than that of other Volkswagen models produced in Germany.

dent

I believe Toyota Oz source there fair share from around the world

Toyota Guru

“their” fair share? All current model Toyota vehicles sold in Australia are built in Japan, with the exception of the Hilux, which is built in Thailand.

Hung Low

The X-Trail, Murano and Patrol in Aus still come from Japan!

Stop finding excuses for Toyota as they themselves have run out of them!

toxic_horse

“Why isn’t Nissan making their automobiles in Japan anymore? Workers in other countries are less worried about the quality of the cars they are manufacturing because it is a “foreign” owned brand. ”

lol what a load of rubbish. all those bolts are attached by robots for a start not a little toyota lover with a torque wrench.