# NHTSA recall 23V496000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 23V496000
- Manufacturer's number: PMA26
- Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Reported: 2023\-07\-18
- Owners notified: 2023\-09\-08
- Component: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 11824
- Part numbers: 48810\-5EE0A

## What is wrong

Nissan North America, Inc. \(Nissan\) is recalling certain 2021 Versa and Kicks vehicles.  An intermittent electrical connection in the electric power steering \(EPS\) torque sensor can disable the power steering assist.


## What can happen

Loss of power steering assist can increase the steering effort required, especially at low speeds, and increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect the steering column torque sensor lot code and replace the steering column assembly, if necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 8, 2023.  Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1\-800\-867\-7669.  Nissan's number for this recall is PMA26.  This recall involves vehicles that were previously inspected, but did not receive a steering column replacement, under recall number 22V\-693.  These vehicles will need to be reinspected for this recall.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 11824
- Reported remedied: 10600 \(89%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2021 NISSAN KICKS](/makes/nissan/kicks/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 NISSAN VERSA](/makes/nissan/versa/2021/recalls.md)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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