Nissan Recalls Over 480K Vehicles For Sudden Engine Failures

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In a shocking move, Nissan has recalled over 480,000 vehicles in the US and Canada because the engine can suddenly fail. That’s a bad thing for a number of reasons, but if you’re driving down the highway when it happens, you’re going to have a really bad day.

Find out which automaker has become number one in recalls and why.

Apparently, the culprit is manufacturing defects in the engine bearings, at least according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s recall notice. The faulty bearings can cause enough internal damage the engine will suddenly fail, possibly triggering a crash.

However, there are early warning signs drivers might notice that the engine is headed toward failure. Because the bearings wear things down over time, the engine might make weird noises or different indicator lights on the dash might alert of something being wrong.

Sadly, a lot of drivers ignore warning lights because they’re inconvenient.

The recall covers Nissans with a VC-Turbo engine. Included in the recall are 2021 to 2024 Rogues, 2019 to 2020 Altimas, 2019 to 2022 Infiniti QX50s, and 2022 Infiniti QX55s.

Anyone with one of the affected vehicles can take it to their local Nissan or Infiniti dealership. The service department will inspect the oil pan, probably looking for shrapnel pieces. If the service department determines the bearings are in fact defective, the dealer will either swap out engine components or replace the engine free of charge.

If you feel like safety recalls are happening more often than ever before, you’re not alone. It seems the tempo of the recalls has picked up since 2021 and a shocking number of them are for engine issues, the thing you always hope you never face in a vehicle.

This is yet another recall we wouldn’t just ignore until there’s a problem because the risk is high.

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