Vehicle recall R/2016/081

Nissan NV200 and Nissan X-Trail recall: Back doors / hatchback may be unsupported when open

DVSA recall R/2016/081 names the Nissan NV200 and Nissan X-Trail. It was launched 31 August 2016. It covers vehicles built 1 August 2009 to 4 March 2016.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2016/081
Launched: 31 August 2016
Issued by: Nissan Motor (GB) Limited
Manufacturer reference: TBA
Vehicles: 4,377 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

The paint coating applied to the back door gas stay does not comply with the design requirement for anti-corrosion. Therefore the outer tube of the gas stay may corrode and crack resulting in the loss of the pressurised gas inside the gas stay. In this condition the gas stay would be unable to support the opening of the back door allowing it to drop on the vehicle user.

The fix

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace the back door gas stay.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 4,377.
Model	Built
Nissan NV200	1 August 2009 to 27 November 2015
Nissan NV200 (e-NV200)	1 April 2014 to 4 March 2016
Nissan X-Trail	1 April 2014 to 25 December 2015

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2016/157 Rear oxygen sensor may fail 25 July 2016, Nissan Qashqai, Nissan X-Trail, Nissan Juke and others
R/2015/093 Passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly 16 November 2015, Nissan Patrol, Nissan Almera, Nissan Terrano and others
R/2017/039 Airbag may fail 26 June 2017, Nissan Patrol, Nissan X-Trail
R/2017/279 Replace airbag inflators checked but not replaced under previous recall r/2015/093 11 December 2017, Nissan Almera, Nissan Navara, Nissan Terrano and others
R/2015/007 Loss of steer 16 February 2015, Nissan NV200
R/2018/100 A non-dessicated passenger airbag inflator was used during previous recall to replace this component 17 August 2018, Nissan Patrol, Nissan Terrano, Nissan Almera and others

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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