2025-2026 Nissan Kicks combination meter software display defect
Nissan is recalling 2025-2026 Kicks vehicles for a software error that may cause the combination meter display to go partially or fully blank, preventing visibility of critical safety information like vehicle speed and warning lights.
What this means for you
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: This is a structural vehicle defect affecting control and displays that increases crash risk. The source text states no illnesses or injuries have been reported, so the score is 3 per the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Nissan North America, Inc. is recalling certain 2025 and 2026 Nissan Kicks vehicles due to a software error in the combination meter. The error may cause the screen display to go partially or fully blank.
A blank or partial display will not show critical safety information such as vehicle speed and warning lights. This increases the risk of a crash and causes the vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Control and Displays."
Dealers will update the combination meter software free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 1, 2026. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 800-647-7261. Nissan's number for this recall is PMA66. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 22, 2026.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2025 NISSAN KICKS
- Brand
- NISSAN
- Manufacturer
- Nissan North America, Inc.
- Hazard
- display-failure
- visibility-loss
- crash-risk
- Affected units
- 51,598
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)
- KICKS
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.