Nissan has issued two back-to-back recalls affecting a total of nearly 650,000 of its popular Rogue SUV. 2023-2025 model year Rogues equipped with the 1.5L variable compression engine are instructed to bring their vehicles in to dealers for service.
What Is Recalled?
Nissan has filed two separate recalls with NHTSA on Feb 11, 2026, which outline trouble with the 1.5L turbocharged engine. The first, and further-reaching recall outlines an issue in which oil temperatures could spike and cause bearing seizures and total engine failure. There could be warning signs of these engines failing, such as abnormal noise from the engine, rough running engine, malfunctioning warning lights, and warning messages in the instrument cluster. While 323,917 vehicles are listed in this recall, it is only suspected that 0.6% of those vehicles have the defect.
The second recall details trouble upon startup with a gear that could become fractured and cause a loss of power. This recall cites 318,781 vehicles, all of which should be brought in as there is a 100% chance of defect.
What Vehicles are Involved?
Per the NHTSA documents, certain Nissan Rogue models dating back to the 2023 model year equipped with the 1.5L variable compression engine could be affected by one or both of these recalls.
The easiest way to determine if your Rogue is part of the recall would be to search by your license plate or VIN number on the NHTSA recall website.
What are the Risks?
In its first recall, citing engine oil temperatures, NHTSA says that increased engine oil temperatures could cause degraded engine oil and lubrication, “potentially causing bearing seizure that may lead to engine damage and potentially engine failure.” This could leave drivers without power and, in certain rare cases, “a bearing failure may cause a breach in the engine block, allowing hot oil to be discharged, increasing the risk of an engine fire.”
NHTSA does note that this will not come without warning signs, as abnormal noise from the engine, rough running engine, malfunctioning warning lights, and warning messages in the instrument cluster would indicate a potential issue.
For the second recall, a gear could fracture during the engine startup process, rendering the vehicle without power to move. From the recall documents, it does appear that the engine start/stop process, which turns the engine off in scenarios like sitting in traffic, could also be a potential point of failure for this particular part. This means that even if the engine starts fine the first time, a restart of the engine while in traffic could render the engine without power.
Dealers have already been notified of the recall. Owners of affected vehicles will begin to be notified by Nissan on March 27, 2026.
What You Should Do
Nissan will remedy both issues at no charge to the customer; the remedies for each recall vary.
For the engine oil temperature issue in the first recall, owners will be instructed to bring their Rogue in to a dealer to run diagnostic tests to check for signs of engine wear or damage due to decreased lubrication. This diagnostic test should only take an hour. However, if metal debris is found in the oil pan, a full engine replacement may be the only repair.
For the second recall, a simple reprogramming of the engine control module should remedy the situation.
You can preemptively check your VIN at nhtsa.gov to find out if your truck or SUV has the faulty unit and schedule a fix with your local dealer.
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