Infiniti Qx60, Nissan Maxima, Nissan Murano, Nissan Pathfinder, model years 2015 to 2018. Filed by Nissan North America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 7 September 2018. 215,124 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Nissan Murano, 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2017-2018 Nissan Pathfinder, and 2017 Infiniti QX60 vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake (ABS) actuator pumps may allow brake fluid to leak onto an internal circuit board.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 18V601 cover?
- Infiniti QX60, Nissan Maxima, Nissan Murano, Nissan Pathfinder, model years 2015-2018.
- What is wrong with them?
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Nissan Murano, 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2017-2018 Nissan Pathfinder, and 2017 Infiniti QX60 vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake (ABS) actuator pumps may allow brake fluid to leak onto an internal circuit board.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A brake fluid leak on the circuit board may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number on the ABS actuator, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 29, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A brake fluid leak on the circuit board may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.”
affected
in the notice
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| Campaign | 18V601 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip |
| Reported to NHTSA | 7 September 2018 |
| Model years | 2015-2018 |
| Vehicles named | INFINITI QX60, NISSAN MAXIMA, NISSAN MURANO, NISSAN PATHFINDER |
This is not an ordinary campaign.
- Owners are told to park it outside, away from buildings: the wording used when a vehicle can catch fire while switched off and unattended.
What the notice says today
The consequence
A brake fluid leak on the circuit board may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number on the ABS actuator, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 29, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: When brake fluid has leaked onto the circuit board, the ABS warning lamp will remain illuminated for more than 10 seconds after engine start up. If this occurs, owners are advised to park the vehicle outdoors away from other vehicles or structures and to not drive the vehicle.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 583 notices in the record whose component field names service brakes, hydraulic. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 37 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Infiniti QX60 recalls: 18 US campaigns
- Nissan Maxima recalls: 10 US campaigns
- Nissan Murano recalls: 14 US campaigns
- Nissan Pathfinder recalls: 32 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 18V601, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v601/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 18V601 on 23 August 2026, they were:
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