The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Infiniti M35 Hybrid vehicles manufactured March 23, 2010, to September 9, 2013. A system overheat condition may cause the hybrid powertrain control module to shut off the engine.
The risk
If the engine shuts off while driving, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the hybrid control module, automatic transmission control unit, and inverter software, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Infiniti M35 Hybrid | 2012, 2013 |
Components: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 Hybrid | 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| Infiniti M35 Hybrid | 2013 | 1 | 4 |
Other hybrid propulsion system recalls in 2016
4 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the hybrid propulsion system; Nissan North America, Inc. filed 226 campaigns in all.
| 16V852000 28 Nov 2016 | Autocar, LLC |
| 16V521000 8 Jul 2016 | General Motors LLC |
| 16V035000 25 Jan 2016 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016