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    Major fault with Navara's

    Not sure if this affects Asia but scary if you own one I guess.

    SPLIT HITS THE FAN Furious customers urge Nissan to recall 4X4 Navaras after it emerges that major fault could see trucks snap in HALF

    Owners have found severe rust which can cause cracks in the chassis and accuse Nissan of keeping issue 'under wraps'

    NISSAN was urged to recall the UK’s best-selling 4 x 4 pick-up after it emerged that a major fault could see the trucks snap in half.

    Owners of Nissan Navaras — popular among [at]builders and mums — have found severe rust which can cause cracks in the chassis.

    The Japanese car firm has bought back scores of faulty trucks from drivers following inspections, but no official recall of the D40 model has been made.

    The issue also affects some [at]Pathfinder R51s, the seven-seater family car version of the Navara.

    Nissan has known about the [at]problem for a year and has been accused of keeping it “under wraps”.

    An investigation by The Sun last May shamed Vauxhall into a £50million recall of 235,000 Zafira Bs which were at risk of fire.

    The Transport Select Committee has been investigating the Vauxhall issue and is due to meet again on Monday.

    And committee member Huw [at]Merriman, a Tory MP, plans to raise the Nissan issue at the meeting.

    He said: “To reassure the public, Nissan would be well advised to recall all affected vehicles.

    “If, as they say, there are only a small amount impacted then it shouldn’t be a costly exercise in ensuring that these vehicles really are safe to be on the road.”

    Committee colleague Iain Stewart, also a Tory MP, said: “I would urge Nissan to engage fully with the [at]owners of these vehicles.”

    Navara owner Richy Holmes was towing a caravan to Scotland when his truck snapped with his pregnant wife and daughter aged four inside.

    The 50-year-old Sunderland mechanic said of his 2015 ordeal: “I was only going a few miles an hour — I dread to think what could’ve happened if I’d been going faster.

    “It’s an absolute disgrace that these vehicles are still on the roads.”

    Motoring expert Matt Tumbridge, from Motoreasy, said: “If one of these breaks up at high speed it is not just the huge damage to that driver and pedestrians — it is other road users and pedestrians too.

    “To make it worse, people buy these cars to carry heavy loads or trailers, which puts them under more strain and makes it more likely to happen.

    “Nissan must issue a recall.”

    One mechanic told The Sun he knew the rust problem was widespread, but said nothing in case Nissan stopped doing business with him.

    In Australia in 2013, the firm recalled more than 40,000 Spanish-built Navaras with towbar problems.

    Nissan insists this is unrelated and there has been no recall in Europe.

    https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/279166...-safety-fears/
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    I don't think this is Nissan. Sh1t happens


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    That's a Mazda

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    Payload is around 1000kg subtract 4 passengers at say 75 kgs is 300 so one is left with 700kgs but you can't hang it all off the back!



    Maybe with a single cab it would be distributed more evenly?

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