NHTSA recall 16V430000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 16V430000 |
| Manufacturer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2016-06-13 |
| Owners notified | 2016-08-12 |
| Component | STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
| Units potentially affected | 28182 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 4 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-01-31 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 28182 |
| Reported remedied | 25266 (89%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Nissan North America, Inc.'s (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Infiniti Q50 vehicles manufactured December 26, 2012, to December 11, 2015, and Infiniti Q50 Hybrid vehicles manufactured December 10, 2012, to December 17, 2015. The Direct Adaptive Steering system may experience an error at vehicle start up altering the vehicle's steering responsiveness and turning radius.
What can happen
If the vehicle does not steer as the driver anticipates, there is an increased the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Direct Adaptive Steering ECU software, free of charge. The recall began on August 12, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2014 INFINITI Q50 | Built 2012-12-26 to 2015-12-11. |
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| 2015 INFINITI Q50 | Built 2012-12-26 to 2015-12-11. |
| 2016 INFINITI Q50 | Built 2012-12-26 to 2015-12-11. |
| 2014 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID | Built 2012-12-10 to 2015-12-17. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2015 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID | Built 2012-12-10 to 2015-12-17. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2016 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID | Built 2012-12-10 to 2015-12-17. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| ITB-13-046 | 2013-12-26. Service bulletin. INFINITI: INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE LOW POWER ASSIST FOR POWER STEERING REPAIR, ON SOME VEHICLES. MODEL 2014 Q50. *PE |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.