The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 Murano vehicles manufactured December 17, 2015, to February 11, 2016, and 2016 Maxima vehicles manufactured November 25, 2015, to February 12, 2016 and equipped with an antilock braking system (ABS) and Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC). The ABS actuator may have a damaged O-ring that may result in a lack of brake fluid pressure.
The risk
Insufficient brake fluid pressure may lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the ABS actuator, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 16, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nissan Maxima | 2016 |
| Nissan Murano | 2016 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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 Maxima | 2016 | 142 | 8 |
| Nissan Murano | 2016 | 107 | 5 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2016
18 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; Nissan North America, Inc. filed 226 campaigns in all.
| 16V949000 23 Dec 2016 | DRV Suites |
| 16V922000 21 Dec 2016 | General Motors LLC |
| 16V901000 14 Dec 2016 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 16V854000 28 Nov 2016 | KTM North America, Inc. |
| 16V802000 4 Nov 2016 | General Motors LLC |
| 16V752000 18 Oct 2016 | Polaris Industries, Inc. |
| 16V691000 26 Sept 2016 | Piaggio Group Americas. Inc. |
| 16V636000 2 Sept 2016 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016