Nissan recalling nearly 200,000 Pathfinder and Infiniti QX4 SUVs
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/" rel="tag">SUV</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/" rel="tag">Government/Legal</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/recalls-tsbs/" rel="tag">Recalls</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/infiniti/" rel="tag">Infiniti</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/nissan/" rel="tag">Nissan</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/25/nissan-recalling-nearly-200-000-pathfinder-and-infiniti-qx4-suvs/#continued"><img alt="1996 nissan pathfinder se red" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/nissanpathfindersered1996 .jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px 0px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/25/nissan-recalling-nearly-200-000-pathfinder-and-infiniti-qx4-suvs/#continued"><img alt="Late 90s Infiniti QX4 SUV" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/infiniti-qx4-2003.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 158px; margin: 4px; float: right;" /></a>Back in January, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/01/nhtsa-investigating-infiniti-qx4-nissan-pathfinder-over-corrosi/">an investigation</a> into corrosion problems in older Nissan SUVs. There were 35 cases reported of excessive rusting, with 18 of those cases leading to steering issues.<br />
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It didn't take long for that investigation to result in a recall, as NHTSA has announced on its website that <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/nissan/">Nissan</a> is recalling 195,991 vehicles for corrosion problems. According to the recall, the 1996-2004 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/pathfinder">Pathfinder</a> and its 1997-2003 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/infiniti/">Infiniti</a> QX4 twin contain a hole in the upper strut housing panel that can allow road salt to enter.<br />
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As a result, the corrosive ice-melter could cause corrosion of the strut tower housing, which can in some cases pull away from the inner hood ledge assembly. NHTSA says that the issue can result in "grinding noises, increased steering effort and possibly the steering column to break." If that happens, owners may lose steering control, possibly resulting in a crash.<br />
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To fix the issue, owners will need to take their vehicle to a Nissan or Infiniti dealer, where a technician will inspect the strut housing and make any necessary repairs. Hit the jump to read over the official NHTSA press release.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/results.cfm">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</a> via <a href="http://detnews.com/article/20110424/AUTO01/104240321/Nissan-to-recall-195-000-Pathfinder--QX4-SUVs-in-cold-weather-states">The Detroit News</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/25/nissan-recalling-nearly-200-000-pathfinder-and-infiniti-qx4-suvs/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Nissan recalling nearly 200,000 Pathfinder and Infiniti QX4 SUVs</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/25/nissan-recalling-nearly-200-000-pathfinder-and-infiniti-qx4-suvs/">Nissan recalling nearly 200,000 Pathfinder and Infiniti QX4 SUVs</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/results.cfm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/25/nissan-recalling-nearly-200-000-pathfinder-and-infiniti-qx4-suvs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19922408/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/25/nissan-recalling-nearly-200-000-pathfinder-and-infiniti-qx4-suvs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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