Nissan Transmission Defect Settlement Totaling $277.7M Gets Prelim Approval

Nissan Transmission Defect Class Action Settlement Overview: 

• Who: A federal judge certified a $277.7 million class action settlement between Nissan and two subclasses of its vehicle owners. 
• Why: Drivers allege Nissan sold vehicles with defective transmissions.
• Where: The class action settlement was approved in Tennessee federal court.

A federal judge has conditionally certified a $277.7 million class action settlement agreement between Nissan and car owners who allege the company sold vehicles with defective transmissions. 

The settlement will be split between a Class of 2014-2018 Nissan Rogue owners and a Class of 2015-2018 Nissan Pathfinders and 2015-2018 Infiniti QX60 vehicle owners. 

“The Parties have made an adequate showing at this stage that the class action settlement set forth in the Settlement Agreement is substantively and procedurally proper,” wrote US District Judge William L. Campbell. 

Nissan Transmission Defect Class Members May Get Vouchers, Reimbursement, More

The $277.7 million Nissan class action settlement will cover a new vehicle warranty extension of 24 months or 24,000 miles — whichever comes first — in addition to repair reimbursements. 

Drivers who had their transmissions repaired at certified dealerships within the extended warranty will be eligible for full reimbursement, while vehicle owners who had repairs completed at unaffiliated repair shops will be reimbursed for up to $5,000. 

Plaintiffs will also receive $1,000 vouchers that can go towards the purchase or lease of a new vehicle. 

The settlement agreement is the result of five class action lawsuits that were consolidated over allegations Nissan sold vehicles with defective continuously variable transmissions (CVTs). 

Plaintiffs alleged in their class action lawsuits that defective CVTs in certain Nissan Rogue, Pathfinder, and Infiniti QX60 vehicles were prone to “unexpected malfunction by hesitating, stalling, jerking, lurching, revving, shaking, juddering and failing prematurely.” 

The preliminarily approved class action settlement will now be subject to a fairness hearing. 

Does your Nissan Rogue, Pathfinder, or Infiniti QX60 vehicle have a faulty transmission? Let us know in the comments! 

The plaintiffs are represented by Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings PLLC, Greenstone Law APC, and Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP.

The Nissan Transmission Class Action Lawsuit is Stringer, et al., v. Nissan of North America Inc., et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-00099, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

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