A recall for 51,598 2025-2026 Nissan Kicks for screen displays that may go blank.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Kicks vehicles. A software error in the combination meter may cause the screen display to go partially or fully blank. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, “Control and Displays.”
Affected VINs should be searchable now at the NHTSA website.
Here is the relevant information from the NHTSA Recall notice:
NHTSA ID Number: 26V331
Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Potential Number of Units Affected: 51,598
Estimated percentage with defect: 0.2%
Descriptive Information
This issue is specific to certain Nissan Kicks vehicles equipped with an affected Combination Meter Display Unit. Based on production records, the defect is unique to this model and dates of manufacture; no other Nissan or INFINITI vehicles are affected.
Description of defect or noncompliance:
On affected Nissan Kicks vehicles, a software logic error within the Combination Meter (combi-meter) may cause a communication failure between the graphic controller and the automotive controller Integrated Circuits. As a result, during a cold start-up, the combi-meter could display a partial or fully blank screen. If this condition occurs, it will prevent the illumination of telltales and indicators and may not meet the requirements of S5.3.1 (b) of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 101 “Controls and Displays”.
Description of the safety risk, including crash, fire, death, injury:
If the combi-meter display cannot show safety related telltales and indicators, the driver may unknowingly operate the vehicle in an unsafe condition, increasing the risk of a crash.
Description of the cause:
None stated.
Identification of any warning that can occur:
There is no preceding warning. The customer will notice the partially blank, blue or fully blank combi-meter screen.
Chronology
On February 4th, 2025, Nissan received a field report involving a MY2025 Nissan Kicks vehicle alleging the combi-meter display screen was blank at vehicle start up. Although the dealer was unable to duplicate the condition, Diagnostic Trouble Codes related to the combi-meter and CAN communication errors were stored. The combi-meter was replaced, and the incident part was collected for analysis.
March 2025 through May 2025 – The supplier conducted failure analysis on the returned parts to determine root cause. Initially, the supplier was unable to duplicate the subject condition and bench testing methods were developed to reproduce the concern. During this time, Nissan along with the supplier initiated a joint investigation and monitored field data in both the U.S. and Canadian markets. A total of twelve (12) additional combi-meter units were collected from the field following similar allegations of intermittent “blue” or full blank screen displays.
June 2025 through October 2025 – The supplier finalized bench testing parameters and testing initially found the subject condition was related to specific Integrated Circuit (IC) functionality. The supplierndetermined that an IC weakness required multiple thermal or power cycles to manifest, which may explain why the condition was not detected during end of line production testing. Further analysis indicated a potential malfunction within the integrated circuit may trigger an internal error flag. When the error flag is set, the software may enter a continuous loop without a recovery mechanism, resulting in a loss of communication between the graphic controller and automotive controller. The loss of communication may lead to a blank combi-meter display screen.
November 2025 through December 2025 – The supplier conducted countermeasure development. Results from bench testing were used to identify necessary software modifications. Software validation testing was conducted across a temperature range of -40 degrees C to +80 degrees C and over 375 test hours to confirm the effectiveness of the software upgrade.
January 16, 2026 – The countermeasure software was implemented into production, and the clean point was established.
February 2026 through April 2026– Nissan conducted a horizontal confirmation audit to identify the scope of potentially affected vehicles, including other vehicle models and export markets. Concurrently, Nissan conducted an internal safety and compliance evaluation of the subject condition. Nissan identified certain FMVSS requirements related to illumination timing of telltale and warning indicators that may be impacted by this condition.
May 14, 2026 – Nissan decided to conduct a voluntary non-compliance recall on vehicles equipped with the subject combi-meter unit in the U.S. market.
Nissan has identified seven (7) technical reports and two hundred and five (205) warranty claims for this issue received between October 27, 2024, and April 14, 2026. Nissan is not aware of any reports of accidents or injuries related to this subject condition.
Remedy
Description of Remedy
Remedy Type: Software
Description of remedy program:
Dealers will be instructed to update the software on the vehicle’s combi-meter via CONSULT 4. Repairs will be performed free of charge for parts and labor and may take up to a half (0.5) hour to complete.
How remedy component differs from recalled component:
Not applicable.
Description of recall schedule:
Dealers will be notified on May 22, 2026. Owners of all potentially affected vehicles will be notified by first-class mail beginning on July 1, 2026.
