{"id":4096,"date":"2013-05-23T12:25:21","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T12:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/nissan-recalls-841000-compact-cars\/"},"modified":"2013-05-23T12:25:21","modified_gmt":"2013-05-23T12:25:21","slug":"nissan-recalls-841000-compact-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/nissan-recalls-841000-compact-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Nissan recalls 841,000 compact cars"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Japan’s number two carmaker Nissan said Thursday it would recall some 841,000 compact cars worldwide due to a steering wheel problem.<\/p>\n

The recall will cover the Micra, known as the March in some markets, and Cube models produced in Japan and Britain between 2002 and 2006, a company spokeswoman said.<\/p>\n

Nissan sold the cars — 763,000 units of Micra and 78,000 of Cube — in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, but has not received any accident reports related to the glitch, the spokeswoman said.<\/p>\n

“A bolt in the steering wheel system may not be fastened appropriately, and in the worst-case scenario, the cars can’t be driven properly,” she said.<\/p>\n

“We will fix the problem free of charge in accordance with regulations in each country.” <\/p>\n

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The latest recall is another blow to the rock-steady reputation for safety and reliability that Japan’s huge automakers once had.<\/p>\n

Last month four auto giants including Nissan said they were recalling nearly 3.4 million vehicles worldwide, in a blow for the country’s carmakers which once traded on a reputation for quality and reliability.<\/p>\n

Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mazda, all cited the same malfunction of the Japanese-made passenger-side airbags.<\/p>\n

In January Toyota said it would recall nearly 1.3 million vehicles globally over airbag and windscreen wiper problems.<\/p>\n

At the end of last year Toyota said it had agreed to pay about $ 1.1 billion to settle a class action lawsuit launched by US vehicle owners affected by a series of mass recalls.<\/p>\n

Despite its travails, Toyota recaptured the title of world’s biggest automaker from General Motors in 2012, selling 9.75 million vehicles around the planet.<\/p>\n

Nissan’s recall report came after the Tokyo stock market closed Thursday with the benchmark Nikkei index down 7.32 percent. Nissan shares fell 3.86 percent to 1,168 yen<\/p>\n

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