In May 2016, Nissan issued a recall for 28,162 Nissan T32 X-Trail vehicles that were manufactured between January 2014 and January 2016.
For vehicles which had manually opening tailgates, the paint coating applied during the manufacturing process of the ‘Back Door Gas Stay’ (the gas-pressured, tailgate-supporting strut) did not comply with the design requirement for anti-corrosion. In rare cases, the outer tube of the Gas Stay could corrode and crack, resulting in the loss of the pressurised gas inside the Gas Stay. If this occurred, the Gas Stay would be unable to support the Back Door when open, posing a potential injury hazard. The recalled Nissan X-Trail vehicles had VINs in the range JN1***T32A0000005 to JN1***T32A0503959, though not all vehicles in this range were affected. For example, Nissan X-Trail vehicles with power-assisted opening tailgates were not part of the recall (PRA 2016/15354)