元の名称記録: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

A vehicle steering rack assembly includes a tube section and an anti-rattle device. The tube section includes a rack and pinion steering gear assembly and a main rod that extends through the tube section. The main rod moves in a longitudinal direction within the tube section in response to rotation of a pinion gear of the rack and pinion steering gear assembly. The anti-rattle device is attached to the tube section and has at least a first pad that extends into the tube section and is biased to move into contact with the main rod to reduce radial motion (vibrations or rattles) of the main rod.

A vehicle air flow structure includes a vehicle body structure, an air handling structure and a cowl box structure of a vehicle. The vehicle body structure has a passenger compartment and a hood that covers an underhood area forward of the passenger compartment with a dashwall located between the passenger compartment and the underhood area. The dashwall further has an opening. The air handling structure is attached to the dashwall. The cowl box structure is located at least partially within the underhood area and is configured to draw air from the underhood area such that prior to being drawn into the cowl box structure air passes through the underhood area and into the cowl box structure through the opening in the dashwall and into the air handling structure.

A vehicle fender assembly includes a fender, a fender baffle and a trim molding. The fender is part of a vehicle body defining a tire installation area. The fender baffle is a sound reducer installed to the fender. The fender baffle has an alignment ramp defining a bottom outer edge of the fender baffle that faces a vehicle direction when the fender baffle is installed to the fender. The trim molding is installed to the fender and the fender baffle along the alignment ramp. The alignment ramp enables the trim molding to rotate towards the fender during installation to enclose a gap between the fender and the fender baffle.

A vehicle includes a battery module compartment, a sensor network, a vehicle battery and an electronic controller. The sensor network is provided on the vehicle and including at least one weight sensor to detect weight distribution information regarding the vehicle. The sensor network further includes at least one environmental sensor configured to detect information regarding the vehicle's vicinity. The vehicle battery is movably mounted on a battery mounting device provided in the battery module compartment. The electronic controller is in electronic communication with the sensor network to receive the detected weight distribution information. The electronic controller is electronically controlling the battery mounting device to adjust a mounting position of the vehicle battery based on at least one of the weight distribution information and the information regarding the vehicle's vicinity.

A clip assembly for torsion rods of a closure panel of a vehicle includes a clip and an elastic member. The clip is configured to receive a first torsion rod and a second torsion rod. The elastic member is configured to be received by the clip. The clip includes a body member, a first leg extending outwardly in a first direction, and a second leg extending outwardly in a second direction opposite to the first direction. A first groove is disposed in the first leg and a second groove is disposed in the second leg. The first groove and the second groove are configured to receive the elastic member.