Nissan is recalling 443,899 vehicles in the U.S. due to an engine failure, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday. The company identified a potential manufacturing defect in some engine components in the vehicles,

Nissan said in its announcement that a failed engine can lead to a “loss of motive power" and increase the risk of a crash.

Records show manufacturing defects in the vehicles' engine bearings could lead to failure and heighten the risk of a crash.