"Nissan North America, Inc. is recalling approximately 26,432 vehicles, including certain "2025 Altima, Sentra, 2025-2026 Frontier, and 2026 Kicks" because the door strikers, which hold the door in place, may have been improperly welded and can break. The company estimates about 1% have the defect that prompted the recall."
""Customers may notice a rattling noise from the door striker if only one side of the striker wire is cracked; however, if both sides crack, there may be no warning prior to failure," the notice said."
"2026 Nissan Kicks Production dates: August 23, 2025 - September 26, 2025 Number of vehicles: 3,434 2025 Nissan Altima Production dates: August 4, 2025 - September 8, 2025 Number of vehicles: 7,627 2025-2026 Nissan Frontier Production dates: August 4, 2025 - September 8, 2025 Number of vehicles: 8,383 2025 Nissan Sentra Production dates: August 21, 2025 - September 6, 2025 Number of vehicles: 6,988"
Nissan is recalling approximately 26,432 2025 and 2026 vehicles because door strikers may have been improperly welded and can break, potentially allowing doors to open while driving. Affected models include certain 2025 Altima, 2025 Sentra, 2025-2026 Frontier, and 2026 Kicks produced between August and September 2025. Nissan estimates about 1% of the recalled vehicles have the defect. Customers may hear a rattling noise if one side of the striker wire is cracked, but there may be no warning if both sides crack. The recall follows a previous Nissan recall of over 41,000 vehicles for defective windshields.
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