Nissan must recall 9,813 Ariyas built between June 2022 and May 2023 due to a fault in the inverter that could cause the electric motor to cut out. Despite the seemingly serious nature of the issue, the automaker believes that a software update is all that will be required to fix the problem. Nissan first became aware of a potential issue in January 2022, when an Ariya's motor shut off while it was moving at low speed during a production trial.
That's exactly what happened in China in December 2022, when a driver reported that their vehicle shut off while they were driving slowly. At the time, Nissan believed that the occurrence was rare, and the result of a leftover from the manufacturing process. However, this year it was discovered that the fibers can be generated by using the motor, and that can lead to it shutting off.