Nissan has issued a recall for more than 700,000 Rogue SUVs from model years 2014-2020 and Rogue Sport SUVs from model years 2017-2022 because of a strange problem with their jackknife-style keys. Nissan says the issue is limited to base-model S-grade vehicles because other models use a different key.
In documents filed with federal safety regulators, Nissan explains that the pivot of the jackknife-style key can weaken over time. If it partially closes while in the ignition, the key fob hangs where the driver could accidentally hit it. That, Nissan says, “could inadvertently turn the vehicle off while driving.”
Nissan is still preparing a solution to the problem. The company expects dealers to “insert a spacer into the key slot of the customer’s key fob that will not allow the key to collapse.” Until it’s ready, the company asks owners not to attach accessories to the key fob and to insert the key with the pivot point facing up so that gravity won’t fold it.
Automakers recall many cars to fix safety defects, sometimes more than once. They try to reach every owner to ask them to bring the vehicle in for repair, but they rarely reach them all. Millions of vehicles on American roads need free recall repairs. To find out if your car is one of them, check the easy VIN tool at our recall center.
