Nissan has announced a worldwide recall of 841,000 cars due to what is described as a steering wheel glitch. The popular Micra city car is amongst those affected by the recall.
In Ireland, approximately 14,000 Micras are subject to the recall and owners of all potentially affected vehicles will be contacted in June and invited to their local dealer to have their vehicle inspected and the fixing bolt of the steering wheel tightened if required - at no cost to the customer.
The recall centres on an improperly tightened steering wheel bolt that was identified during routine quality testing by Nissan Quality Assurance. Nissan points out that 'there have been no accidents or injuries associated with this issue.'
Cars affected were produced in Nissan's Sunderland facility between 2002 and 2006 and also its plants in Japan, with the Japanese domestic market Cube also falling foul of the issue.
Over time the insufficiently tightened fixing nut may come loose resulting in excessive play in the steering wheel. In an extreme case, if the vehicle continues to be driven in this condition over a long period of time, then it may eventually lead to 'steering wheel free rotation'.
This recall follows on from one in April that affected over 38,000 cars from Japanese manufacturers Nissan, Toyota, Honda and Mazda.