Nissan has issued a security recall that applies to greater than 236,000 models of the Sentra constructed between the 2020 and 2022 mannequin years. The sedans included within the marketing campaign are fitted with tie rods that may bend underneath sure circumstances and trigger steering-related issues.
Assigned quantity 23V-581 by the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration (NHTSA), the recall contains 236,238 examples of the Sentra constructed from November 25, 2019, to March thirty first, 2022. Nissan notes that the issue is current in 100% of the recalled automobiles, however it provides that not one of the different fashions in its line-up are affected. The recalled automobiles have been constructed with tie rods whose energy “could also be inadequate underneath sure working circumstances,” in accordance with the Japanese firm. In case you want a refresher course, the tie rod is an extended, skinny half that connects the steering rack to the steering knuckle. With out tie rods, your entrance wheels would not transfer whenever you flip the steering wheel.
Nissan provides that it takes “a excessive enter power,” reminiscent of hitting a curb, to bend both tie rod. If that occurs, the motive force may need a troublesome time steering the automobile, find yourself with a misaligned steering wheel, or really feel a vibration within the steering column. The tie rod also can break after an affect, which will increase the danger of an accident. The corporate hasn’t clarified if any accidents or accidents have been linked to the issue.
House owners of affected automobiles who’re experiencing an off-center steering wheel or a vibration within the steering column want to go to the closest Nissan seller to get the issue recognized. Their automobile will obtain new tie rods that function an up to date design freed from cost if a mechanic finds that the components on the automobile are bent. House owners of affected automobiles who aren’t experiencing both drawback want to attend for additional directions. Nissan will attain out to them through mail when extra components can be found, although it warns they’re anticipated to reach within the winter of 2023.
This is not the primary time that Nissan has recalled the Sentra for a tie rod-related drawback. In 2021, the model issued a recall (21V-461) that included 138,736 models of the 2020 and 2021 Sentra to repair bent tie rods. Vehicles already mounted at the moment will have to be repaired once more.