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Nissan in New 600,000 Car Recall

Edited by Warren Johnson - Nguyen Nam Tran - Sunday, Nov 14, 2010

(Reuters) – Nissan Motor is recalling over 600,000 pickup trucks and cars because of concerns over their steering shafts. About 300,000 Nissan Frontier trucks like this 2001 model and over 280,000 X-terra sport utility vehicles are affected. Around 85% of the recalled makes are in North America. Japan's number three automaker says it discovered that the lower steering column joint in these models can corrode and crack in extreme cases. But Nissan adds there have been no accidents due to this problem. The automaker received three reports of the problem in Canada and six in Brazil. Nissan Motor is also recalling about 18,500 Sentra sedans due to a faulty battery connection. The carmaker says the fault could make starting the cars difficult, and cause stalling at low speeds. In late October, Nissan recalled over 2 million cars, including its popular March subcompact. This brings the total number of vehicles recalled by Nissan in the past four weeks for over 2.6 million. Nissan shares fell over 2% in Tokyo, outpacing broader weakness in the Japanese stock markets. 1. recall /rɪˈkɔːl/ (v) [transitive] recall something to ask for something to be returned, often because there is something wrong with it: thu hồi to recall all the faulty cars: thu hồi toàn bộ xe bị lỗi to recall cars with faulty brakes: thu hồi xe do lỗi ở hệ thống thắng 2. joint /dʒɔɪnt/ (n) a place where two or more parts of an object are joined together, especially to form a corner: khớp nối 3. corrode /kəˈroʊd/ (v) to destroy something slowly, especially by chemical action; to be destroyed in this way: ăn mòn corroded parts of the engine: những chi tiết bị mòn trong động cơ 4. stall /stɔːl/ (v) [intransitive, transitive] (of a vehicle or an engine) to stop suddenly because of a lack of power or speed; to make a vehicle or engine do this: làm cho động cơ chết máy The car stalled and refused to start again. Xe tắt máy và không khởi động lại được. Learner drivers often stall their cars. Người học lái xe thường làm tắt máy xe. Types of cars pickup /ˈpɪkʌp/ a vehicle with low sides and no roof at the back used, for example, by farmers: xe tải nhỏ (mui trần) hay xe bán tải = pickup truck SUV /ˌes juː ˈviː/ (sport-utility vehicles) is a vehicle that combines the load-hauling and passenger-carrying capacity of a large station wagon or minivan with features designed for off-road driving: xe thể thao đa dụng sedan /sɪˈdæn/ a car with four doors and a boot/trunk (= space at the back for carrying things) which is separated from the part where the driver and passengers sit: xe hơi mui kín subcompact / ˈsʌbkəmpækt/ a small car, smaller than a compact: xe ô tô nhỏ

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