Blank Screen Display/FMVSS 101

Affected vehicles (1)

Component / system

Defect

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."

Risk / consequence

A partial or blank screen display will not show critical safety information such as vehicle speed and warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the combination meter software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 1, 2026. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 800-647-7261. Nissan's number for this recall is PMA66. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 22, 2026.

Chronology of events

1. Feb 4, 2025

   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.

Notification schedule

Dealer notification

May 22, 2026 No Dealers

Owner notification

Jul 01, 2026 Phased Recall