2025 Nissan X-TRAIL Pricing and Specs

This type of thing first surfaced during Covid-19 when supplies of semi-conductor chips computer dried up, forcing some manufacturers to either halt production or sell cars without certain functions enabled. And now, it seems as though a semiconductor shortage has occurred again, once again taking some major functions off the menu.

The Chinese-government-owned (but Dutch headquartered) Nexperia company has been embroiled in a major corporate dispute as the Dutch government seized control fearing security concerns and causing China to halt all exports of Nexperia semiconductors. It is believed Nissan is one of the companies that has been using Nexperia chips in models including the X-Trail. Some carmakers have been able to find alternative chip suppliers, others have not.

This situation could well be why Nissan can’t fix your car as quickly as you would like it to. In the meantime, Nissan and many other carmakers are faced with the choice of selling cars with functions disabled or not selling them at all.

Australian consumer law says you need to be patient and give Nissan the opportunity to make things right when it can. And that seems like pretty sound advice.