The defect
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE VEHICLES AND CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 NISSAN 370Z VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 2, 2011, THROUGH AUGUST 29, 2011. DUE TO A PROGRAMMING ERROR, THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH CONTROLLER IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WAS MANUFACTURED OUT OF SPECIFICATION.
The risk
THE THRESHOLD FOR AUTO REVERSE ACTIVATION IS HIGHER THAN THE NISSAN SPECIFICATION. SHOULD A BODY PART BECOME TRAPPED BY A CLOSING WINDOW, A PINCH INJURY MAY RESULT.
The remedy
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW SWITCHES WITH NEW ONES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 5, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Infiniti G37 | 2011, 2012 |
| Nissan 370Z | 2011 |
Components: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infiniti G37 | 2011 | 100 | 1 |
| Infiniti G37 | 2012 | 63 | 1 |
| Nissan 370Z | 2011 | 40 | 1 |
Other visibility recalls in 2011
77 of the 597 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2011 concerned the visibility; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 11V557000 17 Nov 2011 | NAVISTAR, INC |
| 11V529000 2 Nov 2011 | CARLEN CORPORATION |
| 11V501000 18 Oct 2011 | CUSTOM VEHICLE OUTFITTERS |
| 11V492000 3 Oct 2011 | STARTRANS BUS CORPORATION |
| 11V467000 7 Sept 2011 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 11V445000 26 Aug 2011 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 11V435000 23 Aug 2011 | CUSTOM TRIM OF AMERICA |
| 11V442000 19 Aug 2011 | THOR INDUSTRIES |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2011