Nissan Motor Co. is recalling 91,319 Titan pickups over an electrical short risk that could cause the vehicle to stall. It’s believed by the manufacturer that some alternator harnesses were damaged during the trucks’ motor installation and, if it starts flailing around inside your engine bay, you might find yourself more than a little annoyed. Otherwise, you’ll probably just end up with a dead battery.
No injuries or accidents have been reported relating to the recall and the fix is rather simple. According to the recall notice, Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the alternator harness for the proper routing and any damage. The harness will be clipped back into the correct position or replaced entirely if needed.
“This condition may prevent the battery from charging and, over time, the battery could lose voltage causing the vehicle’s electrical components to flicker and turn off,” Nissan said in a statement to Automotive News. “The vehicle will operate at reduced power and if the condition worsens, an engine stall may occur while driving. In a worst-case scenario, the short may result in a localized thermal incident.”
“Localized thermal incident” is industry jargon for a small fire.
The affected trucks are all supposed to be light-duty gasoline trucks from 2017-2019 model years. The recall is expected to begin on July 23rd but owners that don’t want to wait can contact Nissan’s customer service line (1-800-867-7669).
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Get those “TITIANS” off the road, stat!
I already slit my “writs”.
They’re rolling works of art!
“Get those “TITIANS” off the road, stat!”
Can they offroad?
There’s no “woe” like an electrical “woe”
An electrical fire is especially woeful.
Titian – why, that was one of E. Buzz Miller’s favorite artists!
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/cast/dan-aykroyd-14846/character/e-buzz-miller-74021
TITIANS GIGANTES
I’m shocked by this news.
It will probably get Titan owners charged up, but Ford, Chevy and Ram are getting a charge out of it. Nissan really should have pulled the plug on this problem earlier, if anyone had gotten hurt there could have been charges
Don’t know watt else to say here: it’s kinda revolting, but hopefully the dealers can make the most of it, and empower the owners to ensure that the vehicles are current on maintenance needs when they come in.
Of course, too much upsell, and the owners might become a little short! They’ll zap the service departments with amply bad ratings!
I’m here all week! Don’t forget to tip your server! Try the Fettuccine Alfredo!
I feel like the bigger story is… There’s 91,000 of these out there?!
“I feel like the bigger story is… There’s 91,000 of these out there?!”
Agree, these things are unicorns in MN. I see more Chevy Volt’s on the road than Titans.
I see far more Frontiers on the road in various guises than Titans.
Damn, someone beat me to the real story. I am getting old.
I came here to say this!
The news is not about the recall. I didn’t know that there were 91k units of these fake F-150’s on the road. Seriously! Are there that many fools?