Nissan North America, Inc.: Air Bags
Nissan North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 1, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 82,038. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, Sentra, and Infiniti JX35 vehicles. Sensors within the passenger Occupant Detection System (ODS) may have been manufactured out of specification. This may cause the system to malfunction and permanently suppress the passenger airbag.
The risk
If the vehicle is involved in a crash necessitating airbag deployment and the passenger airbag is suppressed, there may be an increased risk of personal injury.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ODS sensors and replace them as neccessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 6, 2013. Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1-800-647-7261.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Infiniti JX35 | 281 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 2013 Nissan Altima | 2,314 | 12 | 9 | 63 |
| 2013 Nissan Leaf | 81 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2013 Nissan Pathfinder | 891 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| 2013 Nissan Sentra | 638 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 13V069000.
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