The new product increases basic limited warranty coverage from 3 years/36,000 miles to 5 years/100,000 miles, whichever comes first. The powertrain limited warranty has also been extended from 5 years/60,000 miles to 5 years/100,000 miles, whichever comes first.

The specific models covered by this new bumper-to-bumper warranty include the 2014 NV Cargo Van, NV Passenger Van and the NV200 Compact Cargo.

The announcement comes as the manufacturer releases video footage of its vehicles undergoing tough commercial vehicle tests in the Arizona desert.

‘While we’re relatively new to the world of commercial vehicles in the US, we’ve already proven our mettle with vehicles that endure harsh conditions that passenger cars will never see,’  said Fred Diaz, senior vice president, Nissan Sales & Marketing and Operations. ‘This warranty reaffirms our confidence in the quality of our vehicles, as some of the NV 2500 and 3500 models have already accrued 550,000-plus miles of real-world use.’

The improved warranty retroactively covers all 2014 model year Nissan Commercial Vehicles.

Nissan has been selling LCVs in the US since spring 2011 with the introduction of the NV Cargo and NV Passenger vans.