Nissan Recalls 2.1 Million Vehicles

Nissan Motor Company has announced a recall that affects vehicles produced from August 2003-July 2006.  Included are popular models such as the March, Mycra and Cube, but over a dozen other models are on the list of recalled vehicles.

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This is Nissan's third largest recall, and is close in numbers to one of the devastating recalls Toyota had earlier this year.  However, unlike Toyota's brake issues; which raised a fair amount of safety fears, the problem Nissan is having has not caused any accidents and is far less dangerous.

The defect that was discovered has to do with a part called the relay, which is a part of the ignition-system. This can sometimes cause a stall in the engine, and in the most extreme cases, the car will not start.

These cars were built in the U.S., Great Britain, Japan, Spain, Taiwan and China.

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Nissan's announcement was made only days after other recall lists were released by Toyota and Honda.  They have yet to release a complete list of affected vehicles.