NISSAN VEHICLES IN MALAYSIA NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL IN THE US

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd (ETCM),
the sole distributor and assembler of Nissan vehicles in Malaysia, said
Wednesday that all its models sold in Malaysia, are not affected by the recall
in the United States (US).

It said that Nissan Motor Co Ltd Japan, had officially confirmed the
fuel-gauge component issue, did not affect the Frontier models in Malaysia.

"We have not received any complaint of fuel gauge inaccuracies for the
Nissan Frontier in Malaysia," ETCM said in a statement here Wednesday.

It also said this is due to different components being used, compared to the
models in the US, adding that, the parts are supplied by different component
manufacturers.

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Japan recently announced a recall involving a total
of 539,864 vehicles to check and, if necessary, fix potentially faulty parts
in models sold mainly in the US.

On the recall issue of brake pedal pin and fuel gauge components on the
Nissan Titan, Armada, Quest, Pathfinder and Xterra and Infiniti QX56, ETCM
confirmed that these models are not sold in the country.

"I would like reassure our customers that the recalls do not affect the
Nissan vehicles sold by ETCM," said executive director, Dr Ang Bon Beng. --
BERNAMA