Nissan Japan has recalled all new cars it has sold in Japan over the last three years, after discovering dealers failed to correctly undertake pre-delivery inspections.
The vehicles were sold between October 2014 and September 2017. The inspections, which include steering and brake checks, were not undertaken by trained technicians.
The recall will cost A$281 million.
Nissan chief executive Hiroto Saikawa told a media conference procedures should have been taken seriously.
“We must take the registration framework and procedures seriously, regardless of how busy we may be or how short-staffed we may be,” Saikawa told media.
“We apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers.”
Investigations are underway to establish how the original inspections were undertaken.
The recall previously covered just 60,000 vehicles.
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