The defect
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 MURANO AND ROGUE VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 23, 2011 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2012. DURING ASSEMBLY, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THUS, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 138,TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM.
The risk
A NON-ACTIVE TPMS CANNOT WARN A DRIVER THAT A TIRE IS UNDERINFLATED. UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN RESULT IN TIRE OVERLOADING AND OVERHEATING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE CRASH.
The remedy
ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE STILL IN DEALER INVENTORY. DEALERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO ACTIVATE ALL OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nissan Murano | 2012 |
| Nissan Rogue | 2012 |
Components: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Murano | 2012 | 135 | 1 |
| Nissan Rogue | 2012 | 319 | 2 |
Other tires recalls in 2012
8 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the tires; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 12V542000 23 Nov 2012 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 12V489000 9 Oct 2012 | MASERATI NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 12V480000 2 Oct 2012 | ASTON MARTIN |
| 12V415000 28 Aug 2012 | Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC |
| 12V331000 16 Jul 2012 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 12V072000 24 Feb 2012 | ENTEGRA COACH |
| 12V004000 6 Jan 2012 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012