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In the wake of the numerous Garmin Nuvi navigation system recalls, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced that Nissan has also recalled a number of late-model vehicles in order to handle the Nuvi’s electrical issues.

Models affected by this most recent recall include the following from model years 2008-2010 that have the Garmin nav system: the Nissan Altima, Frontier, Pathfinder, Rogue, Sentra, Versa and Xterra.

"...2013 Nissan Xterra: Like the Pathfinder, the Xterra is based on a version of the F-Alpha truck platform that underpins the Frontier and Titan pickups. With major redesigns of those trucks currently underway, the Xterra will most likely undergo minor updates until a full redesign is ready in 2013."

A plastic molds supplier to Visteon Corp. must pay one of its own component makers more than $8.2 million in a supply chain lawsuit over parts for the Nissan Pathfinder and Xterra compact SUVs.

The Michigan Court of Appeals this week upheld that 2008 judgment in favor of Belleville-based Atek Thermoforming Inc. against Portage-based Summit Polymers Inc., which in turn was a Visteon supplier for the Nissan vehicles.

At issue was an arrangement between Summit and Atek to supply parts for a Nissan components program, due to launch in 2004.

Following an extensive list of enhancements and revisions for the last model year, the tough, essential Nissan Xterra enters 2010 relatively unchanged. For 2010, Xterra is again available in four well-equipped models – X, S, Off-Road and SE – making it easier for buyers to determine the exact Xterra model for their particular needs and lifestyles.

A Southern California couple who decided to trade in their 2001 Nissan Xterra under the Cash for Clunkers program in August later found the vehicle for sale in the same dealership's used lot.

Oops. It seems that the dealership, Volkswagen of Garden Grove, decided to forget about the CARS claim on the Xterra and tried to sell it themselves.