Nissan to Recall 270000 SUVs in US, Canada

Nissan Motor Co will be recalling around 270,000 units of two vehicle models sold in the United States and Canada because of a possible problem with steering control. The appropriate repair service for certain model year 1996-2004 Pathfinder sport-utility vehicles and model year 1997-2003 Infiniti QX4 will be done for free of cost. All the sport-utility vehicles that were sold in Japan are not subject to the measure.

In regions where heavy concentrations of road salt are used during the winter, a combination of water and salt possibly will rust steering-related parts, as said by Nissan and the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The problem ‘‘could cause grinding noises, increased steering effort, and probably the steering line to break, consequential in the loss of steering control, which may possibly result in a crash,’’ as said by the NHTSA.
The recall involves 20 American states which includes New York and Illinois as well as Washington, DC, and a complete area of Canada.