Nissan VC-Turbo Engine Warranty Extension Announced

Carcomplaints.com reports on a Nissan warranty extension.  

"August 30, 2025 — A Nissan VC-Turbo engine warranty extension has been announced for these Nissan and Infiniti vehicles that were recalled for engine bearing problems.

• 2021-2024 Nissan Rogue
• 2019-2020 Nissan Altima
• 2019-2022 Infiniti QX50
• 2022 Infiniti QX55

The Nissan 10-year/120,000-mile warranty extension applies to the long block engine assemblies of the variable compression turbo (VC-Turbo) engines.  The Nissan and Infiniti vehicles are equipped with 3-cylinder 1.5-liter or 4-cylinder 2.0-liter VC-Turbo engines that can fail due to defective bearings.

Nissan / Infiniti VC-Turbo Engine Recall

Nissan recently recalled 444,000 of the same vehicles for VC-Turbo engine problems, with owner recall notices mailed days ago.  The recall involves vehicles equipped with 3-cylinder 1.5-liter or 4-cylinder 2.0-liter variable compression turbo engines. The engines can fail due to defective main, A-, C-, and L-link bearings. But Nissan told the government only 1.2% of the engines may have bad bearings.

Nissan VC-Turbo Warranty Extension Issues 

According to Nissan, dealerships will first confirm the vehicle has already been inspected and repaired according to the VC-Turbo recall procedures. A dealer will use a technical service bulletin and service manual to diagnose the root cause of driver's engine complaint.  If the Nissan or Infiniti vehicle is no longer covered by a powertrain or parts warranty, the dealer will provide the owner a repair estimate for a test drive, diagnosis and repair.

Arguing Warranty Issues  

However, if the vehicle needs serious work due to the defect, many consumers will not be happy with being charged for a defect."  We can expect arguments over the issue, and consumers should become familiar with the problem to argue for coverage.  

There's a defect on my Nissan but the dealer refused to cover it.

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