Nissan Motor Co has issued a vehicle safety recall covering around 470,000 sport utility vehicles worldwide due to possible fuel leaks. The issue with the vehicles is that fuel pressure sensors may not have been strengthened enough during manufacturing and this can cause fuel leaks over time due to constant vibration and heat and increase the risk of a fire. All of this is stated in the paperwork filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The automaker is unaware of any accidents, injuries or fatalities related to the recall issue.

Nissan recall affects vehicles with direct injection engines manufactured between November 2011 and November 2014. In the U.S. the automaker recalls 37,000 including

2012-2014 Nissan Juke SUVs

2012-2013 Infiniti M56 cars

2012-2013 QX56 SUVs

2014-2015 Infiniti Q70 sedans

2014-2015 QX80 SUVs

About 233,000 are recalled in Japan, 22,500 in Europe, 143, 000 in North America and 71,500 in China, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Affected are the Nissan X-Trail, Serena, Tiida, Serena and Pulsar, according to the car-maker.

Owners of the affected vehicles in the U.S. will get notifications by mail in January. They will be asked to bring their cars to the dealership to have the affected fuel sensors tightened.

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