Infiniti recall: Vehicle speed control
What is wrong
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Infiniti M35 hybrid vehicles manufactured April 7, 2012, to September 9, 2013, 2014 Infiniti Q50 hybrid vehicles manufactured December 10, 2012, to July 15, 2014, and 2014-2015 Infiniti Q70 hybrid vehicles manufactured April 9, 2010, to May 7, 2014. Due to a software error, In the affected vehicles, if the signal is lost from one of the two throttle position sensors (TPS), the engine control module (ECM) will go into a fail-safe mode, partially closing the throttle chamber. Should the lost signal be restored, the throttle chamber may open, regardless of the position signal from the TPS.
What could happen
The vehicle may gradually accelerate due to the throttle chamber reopening. This unexpected acceleration may increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ECM, free of charge. The recall began on November 10, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Vehicles covered
- Infiniti M35 Hybrid 2013–2014
- Infiniti Q50 Hybrid 2014
- Infiniti Q70 Hybrid 2014–2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 14V583000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Nissan North America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Sep 22, 2014
- Owners notified
- Nov 10, 2014
- Vehicles or items affected
- 6,562
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Dec 10, 2012 to Jul 15, 2014
- Part
- Vehicle speed control › Accelerator pedal; Engine and engine cooling › Engine
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Infiniti recall: Air bags Sep 15, 2017
- Infiniti recall: Steering Jun 13, 2016
- Chevrolet / Infiniti / Nissan recall: Air bags Apr 26, 2016
- Infiniti recall: Power train Sep 22, 2014
- Infiniti recall: Hybrid propulsion system Sep 22, 2014
- Infiniti recall: Power train Jun 21, 2024
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.