Recall Date: 5/21/2026
NHTSA ID: 26V331
MFr. Campaign Number: PMA66
Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Affected Components: Combination Meter (combi-meter) display unit software
Potential Number of Units Affected: ~51,598
Which Nissan vehicles are affected?
The recall covers 2025-2026 Nissan Kicks vehicles built between June 24, 2024, and January 9, 2026. Nissan reports 51,598 potentially involved vehicles equipped with the affected Combination Meter Display Unit. The defect is unique to the Kicks. No other Nissan or INFINITI vehicles are included in the campaign.
The defect is a software logic error inside the combi-meter that can cause a communication failure between the graphic controller and the automotive controller integrated circuits. During a cold start, the result can be a partial, blue, or fully blank screen. When that happens, the cluster cannot display safety-related telltales and indicators, which puts the vehicle out of compliance with S5.3.1(b) of FMVSS 101, Controls and Displays.
The safety risk: if the cluster cannot show warning indicators, a driver may operate the vehicle in an unsafe condition without realizing it. There is no preceding warning. The driver simply notices a blank or blue display.
What Nissan Kicks owners need to know
The repair is a software update; no parts replacement required. Dealers will update the combi-meter software using Nissan's CONSULT 4 diagnostic tool. The procedure is free of charge for parts and labor and takes about half an hour to complete.
Nissan will notify dealers on May 22, 2026. Owner notification begins by first-class mail on July 1, 2026. VINs become searchable on May 22, 2026.
There is no “Do Not Drive” or “Park Outside” advisory. Nissan has identified 7 technical reports and 205 warranty claims tied to the issue between October 2024 and April 2026, with no reported accidents or injuries.
Nissan recall background
The timeline behind this recall is a useful look at how a software-only defect makes its way into a formal campaign. Nissan received the first field report in February 2025, a single MY2025 Kicks with a blank cluster at startup. The dealer could not duplicate the condition, but diagnostic trouble codes were stored, and the part went back for analysis.
From there, the supplier (Continental, Aumovio Periferico in Mexico) spent four months developing bench tests because the failure did not appear in normal end-of-line production testing. Multiple thermal and power cycles were required to reproduce the condition. By October 2025, the cause was traced to an integrated circuit weakness that could trip an internal error flag, sending the software into a continuous loop with no recovery path and producing the blank screen.
Countermeasure software was implemented into production on January 16, 2026. Nissan then spent four more months on a horizontal confirmation audit and compliance evaluation before declaring the noncompliance on May 14, 2026.
For dealers, the operational read is straightforward: a 51,598-vehicle, half-hour software flash on a single model is a high-volume, low-revenue repair. It has to flow through the service drive without disrupting paid work.
How BizzyCar can help
BizzyCar Recall Outreach handles exactly this kind of recall: a large affected population, a short repair, and a real risk that owners ignore the notice because the symptom is intermittent and the car still runs.
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For more on the recall landscape this year, see BizzyCar's Q1 2026 Recall Report.
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