Nissan said today it is recalling 2.14 million vehicles across the world, including the popular Micra and Note, over an ignition problem that may stall the engine.
No accidents have been reported that are suspected of being related to the defect, according to the company.
A problem was found in an ignition-system part called the relay for vehicles produced from 2003 through 2006, including small cars such as the March, Cube and Note, and about a dozen other models, such as the Tiida sedan, Titan pickup and Infiniti QX56 luxury model.
In extreme cases, the engine will stall and cannot restart, said Nissan spokesman Mitsuru Yonekawa.
Of the recalled vehicles, nearly 835,000 were produced in Japan, 762,000 in North America, and 354,000 in Europe.
Both the Micra and the Note were manufactured at Nissan's Sunderland plant.
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