The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45 vehicles manufactured April 4, 2004, through October 5, 2010. Over time, the accelerator pedal sensor signal may deteriorate resulting in the output of an incorrect signal causing the engine to go into fail-safe (limp home) mode.
The risk
In this fail-safe mode, throttle valve deposits may cause the engine to stall when the vehicle is coming to a stop or at idle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the accelerator pedal assembly and reprogram the engine control module, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during November 2013. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Infiniti M35 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Infiniti M45 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
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 M35 | 2006 | 210 | 5 |
| Infiniti M35 | 2007 | 155 | 4 |
| Infiniti M35 | 2008 | 60 | 5 |
| Infiniti M35 | 2009 | 16 | 5 |
| Infiniti M35 | 2010 | 20 | 5 |
| Infiniti M45 | 2006 | 72 | 5 |
| Infiniti M45 | 2007 | 27 | 4 |
| Infiniti M45 | 2008 | 6 | 5 |
| Infiniti M45 | 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| Infiniti M45 | 2010 | 1 | 5 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2013
7 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the vehicle speed control; Nissan North America, Inc. filed 226 campaigns in all.
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| 13V215000 21 May 2013 | Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD |
| 13V039000 7 Feb 2013 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
| 13V012000 11 Jan 2013 | Braun Corporation |
| 13V005000 7 Jan 2013 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013