Infiniti Q50, Q50 Hybrid (2014-2016): Steering
Recall 16V430000 · Jun 13, 2016 · Nissan North America, Inc.
28,182
vehicles affected
28,182
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V430000
- Date
- Jun 13, 2016
- Maker
- Nissan North America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 28,182
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Steering > Automated/adaptive steering; Steering > Electric power assist system
- Model years
- 2014-2016
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Nissan North America, Inc.'s (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Infiniti Q50 vehicles manufactured December 26, 2012, to December 11, 2015, and Infiniti Q50 Hybrid vehicles manufactured December 10, 2012, to December 17, 2015. The Direct Adaptive Steering system may experience an error at vehicle start up altering the vehicle's steering responsiveness and turning radius.
What can happen
If the vehicle does not steer as the driver anticipates, there is an increased the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Direct Adaptive Steering ECU software, free of charge. The recall began on August 12, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Vehicles covered
2 models, 6 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Infiniti | Q50 | 2014-2016 |
| Infiniti | Q50 Hybrid | 2014-2016 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V430000?
2 models: Infiniti Q50 (2014-2016), Infiniti Q50 Hybrid (2014-2016), about 28,182 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V430000?
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Direct Adaptive Steering ECU software, free of charge. The recall began on August 12, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
What can happen?
If the vehicle does not steer as the driver anticipates, there is an increased the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.