Nissan Motor Co. is recalling a total of 240,966 vehicles in Japan due to flaws in the steering system and defective screw holes that could stop the cars from running, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said Thursday.
Note compact cars manufactured between July 2012 and November 2015 totaling 229,293 vehicles and 11,673 Skyline luxury sedans manufactured between January 2014 and December 2015 are subject to the recall, according to a report filed with the ministry.
The company said the Skyline luxury sedans have an inadequate initialization program in the electronic system that controls the direction of steering. In case of battery degradation, the built-in computer does not operate properly, preventing the wheels from moving in line with the steering.
In the case of the Note vehicles, the company said bolts used to attach the engine to the car body could become loose or break because screw holes for the bolts have been drilled twice by mistake. The loose or broken bolts could cause the engine to tilt and eventually cause the engine shaft to detach, preventing the car from running.
Concerning the defects in the two models, the automaker has received three complaints for the Skyline and five for the Note but no reports of accidents have been filed. It will replace the parts related to the defects.