Nissan recalls 700K cars from Japan for manufacturing defects

Nissan has announced the recall of 699,000 vehicles in Japan to address a range of defects that also affect more than 700,000 units overseas, adding the problems found in five models had not caused any accidents in Japan.

A total of 699,000 units were affected in the country, includes 484,025 units of the Note, Serena and Kicks models over a defective engine hose cover which can lead to the hose cracking and pre-venting the vehicle from starting.

Nissan has also withdrawn 478,199 of Note Aura, Serena, Kicks and Leaf vehicles in Japan because of an electronic control programme that can cause the vehicles to increase speed after stopping using speed stabilizer in certain conditions.