Nissan says the recall includes 140,000 Nissan Altima cars from the 2007-2008 model years. It also involves 2007-2008 model years of the Infiniti EX35, G35 Sedan, G37 and the Nissan 350Z, Murano and Rogue.
In his Oval Office address Tuesday night, Obama said his administration will do whatever is necessary to help the Gulf Coast and its people recover from the spill.
A company statement calls it "a rare moment of private time" for Hayward and says "no matter where he is, he is always in touch with what is happening within BP."
Minerals Management Service Director Elizabeth Birnbaum and her agency have endured scathing criticism in the weeks since the Gulf oil spill over alleged lax oversight of drilling.
As U.S. officials threaten to have the company spend billions more for the Gulf of Mexico disaster, the value of the company's stock has plunged in London.
A BP executive says a cap that's been placed atop a blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has been collecting some oil but he doesn't know how much.