Nissan to recall more than 800,000 cars

Nissan has said it plans to recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide due to a faulty steering wheel.

In the UK, the recall will affect 133,869 models of the Nissan Micra, built between 2002-2006 in Sunderland.

Nissan said that a bolt used in the steering wheel was not screwed on properly, but that there was no danger of sudden failure.

The carmaker said that it will fix the issue by tightening the bolts or replacing steering wheels entirely.

Fortunately I don’t drive a Nissan, but I have noticed that recently there seems to have been a worryingly large amount of major vehicle recalls from car manufacturers.

And it’s not for minor issues either, faulty steering wheels, faulty airbags, accelerators that jam etc. there seems to be a major decline in quality control.

If they want to keep their customers and avoid further embarrassment maybe car manufacturers should take a bit more care during the production process.