Nissan North America to Recall 11,076 Juke Models

Nissan Motors North America announced a recall of its 2012 Juke models due to rear seat defect. 

The 11,076 cars, were manufactured from February 3, 2012 through May 26, 2012 and may have been manufactured with weak weld. Nissan points out that due to the defect in the rear seat, the weak weld could cause the 2012 Juke's rear seat back striker to partially separate in the event of a crash. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an unsecured rear seat has a possibility of increasing the risk of severe injuries to back-seat passengers.

A similar defective weak weld in rear seats also contributed to the recall of more than 28,000 Jukes in December 2011. Documents produced at the NHTSA indicated that a weak weld technical snag can contribute to the vehicle's turbo boost sensor separating from the air inlet tube. Such an occurrence would result in the Juke stalling, resulting in the possibility of a severe crash.

Nissan's Juke models built between 2011 and 2012 were also involved in a separate recall back in February this year, where there was a problem with the fuel systems.

"Certain vehicles contained improperly tightened fuel-pressure sensors, which may become dislodged due to heat and vibration," an official statement by Nissan reads. "Consequently, a displaced fuel-pressure sensor may result in an oil leak causing fire."

Along with Juke models, the recall also involved other models such as Infiniti M and QX models; that recall involved more than 80,000 vehicles.

In the case of the 2012 Juke models involving rear seat weak weld, Nissan will start notifying its customers of the recall starting at the end of this month. An official statement from the automaker said the affected models would receive new seat back strikers, free of charge.

According to US News Rankings and Reviews, the latest 2012 Nissan Juke was ranked 32 out of 41 in the Affordable Small Cars category. The Juke successfully scored a 7.2 out of 10 comprehensive score, which was based on 29 published reviews and an analysis of reliability safety data.