Nissan North America has announced vehicle recall covering 2014 Nissan Leaf electric cars due to defective inverter. According to the papers filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the inverter may fail causing the car to stop. A sudden vehicle shutdown can lead to a crash, said NHTS in its summary.

Nissan spokesman Steve Yaeger stated that no injuries, accidents or fatalities were reported due to the issue. Nissan recall cover approximately 196 vehicles manufactured from April 15 through April 24, 2014. Cars built after April 24 “remained within Nissan’s control at the plant,” according to the automaker.

On May 5, Nissan issued a “dealer quality hold” on all cars affected by the issue. The automaker states, that no other Nissan or Infinity cars are included in the recall.

The automaker is alerting the dealers across the country to check all affected models and have the inverter replaced if necessary. All repairs will be done free of charge.

Nissan recall is expected to launch on July. If your Leaf electric car is affected by recall make arrangement with your dealer to have the problem fixed. Car owners can contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

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