Campaign 23V-725

Fasteners in the left-side front bumper reinforcement clip may loosen, which can prevent the pop-up engine hood from activating

Defect summary

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2023-2024 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.

Consequence

A pop-up engine hood that does not activate and raise the rear end of the hood in a frontal pedestrian crash, can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will tighten the fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 7, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R23C8.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 23V725000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about structure on these vehicles: 2, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 23V-725
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Nissan	Z	2023 to 2024	2

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

5 service bulletins on this component came first

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

23V-421 Jun 12, 2023
Driver's side cowl area may have a missing or improper seal, which can allow water to leak inside the vehicle and corrode electrical components
21V-525 Jul 9, 2021
Liftgate hinges can separate from the vehicle during a rear end crash
16V-219 Apr 15, 2016
In the affected vehicles, the rear lift gate support stays may corrode due to insufficient anti-corrosion treatment
15V-033 Jan 26, 2015
In the affected vehicles the hood release cable assembly may have been installed incorrectly preventing the latching claw from fully engaging
14V-192 Apr 16, 2014
Front structural member assembly may be missing welds, which could reduce the structural integrity of the vehicle if the vehicle is involved in a…
13V-324 Jul 24, 2013
Lower body sill bolts may be missing or incorrectly torqued