The recall covers more than 120,000 vehicles equipped with antilock brake actuator pumps that might allow brake fluid to leak onto a circuit board.
The Nissan Maxima will get light updates for the 2017 model year such as standard Apple CarPlay and two optional accessory packages following a robust redesign for 2016.
In these vehicles, the occupant classification system may not function properly and may mistakenly disable the passenger air bag.
The recall, expected to begin by June 4, covers more than 12,000 vehicles in the 2016 model year.
The recall affects 119 Altima and Maxima sedans manufactured during a two-day period in October of this year.
The action, an expansion of a previously announced recall covering 2016 Maximas, affects an additional 41,388 sedans.
The eighth-generation Maxima features a 300-horsepower powerplant as well as refinements to shed 82 pounds.
The recall affects 5,458 2016 model-year sedans at risk for fuel leaks in the event of a crash.
I recently had the opportunity to test drive the MY-2016 Nissan Maxima SL on California’s Pacific Coast Highway and the adjoining, and rather congested small city of Malibu, where it delivered a comfortable and thoroughly satisfying drive.
