2023-2024 Nissan Z: Loose Fasteners May Prevent Pop-Up Hood Activation
Certain 2023-2024 Nissan Z vehicles have loose fasteners in the front bumper reinforcement that may prevent the pop-up engine hood from activating, increasing injury risk in frontal pedestrian crashes. Dealers will tighten the fasteners free of charge.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: No injuries or deaths have been reported and the injury risk is theoretical, capping the score at 3 per the rubric override. However, the defect affects a critical pedestrian safety system, warranting High rather than lower severity.
Plain-English summary
Nissan North America is recalling certain 2023 and 2024 Nissan Z vehicles. The fasteners in the left-side front bumper reinforcement clip may loosen, which can prevent the pop-up engine hood from activating.
A pop-up engine hood that does not activate in a frontal pedestrian crash can increase the risk of injury. This is a safety system designed to protect pedestrians in collisions.
Approximately 988 vehicles are potentially affected. Owners should contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153). Dealers will tighten the fasteners free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on December 7, 2023, and Nissan's recall number is R23C8.
The recalled product
- Product
- NISSAN Z
- Brand
- NISSAN
- Manufacturer
- Nissan North America, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle
- Affected units
- 988
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- Z
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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