Nissan is set to recall a whopping 841,000 Nissan Micra's, also know as the Nissan March, according to Daily Mail.
The recall is reportedly credited to a faulty steering wheel that may come off in drivers hands. "Over time, the nut that holds on the steering wheel can become loose. Drivers could start notice some wobbling of the wheel and if this is ignored there is the possibility that it could come completely off. There have been a few incidents of steering wheels becoming loose, but there have been no accidents," said a spokesman for a Nissan Moto GB.
Micra owner Elizabeth Abdullah, 56, allegedly lost control of her vehicle when her steering wheel came off while driving at 30 miles per hour. The discovery of the incident is allegedly the reason for the recall.
The Nissan Micra is a "British built super-minis." According to the Daily Mail, 576,000 out of the 841,000 automobile recalls were built in Sunderland factory. Despite no reports of major accidents due to Nissan's faulty steering wheel, Nissan has taken full responsibility of the issues and has made customers fully aware.
"Nissan is writing to owners of its Micra models built between 2 December 2002 and 12 May 2006 asking them to take their car to a Nissan dealer for a free check to ensure the steering wheel securing bolt is tightened sufficiently," Nissan said. "This would soon become apparent to the driver and there is no risk of a sudden failure, but if left unchecked this could eventually lead to the steering column being damaged. The check will take less than 15 minuets at a dealer."
No reports have been made on how Nissan will compensate car owners whose Micra steering wheels have already fallen off. Autoworld News reports the recalls to happen in "Europe, Japan, Africa, Latin American, and the Middle East."
