Nissan North America, Inc.: Air Bags
Nissan North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 15, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,090,569. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2001-2003 Nissan Maxima, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 and I35, 2003 FX35 and FX45, and 2001 I30 vehicles. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
The risk
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 15, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: On December 18, 2015 Nissan informed NHTSA of an amendment of this recall to remove 2004-2005 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 vehicles.
22 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Nissan Sentra | 116 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| 2005 Infiniti FX35 | 94 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005 Infiniti FX45 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Nissan Sentra | 170 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 2004 Infiniti FX35 | 120 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 Infiniti FX45 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Nissan Pathfinder | 67 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 Nissan Sentra | 197 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| 2003 Infiniti FX35 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 Infiniti FX45 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 Infiniti I35 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 Infiniti QX4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 Nissan Maxima | 206 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 2003 Nissan Pathfinder | 110 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 2003 Nissan Sentra | 180 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 2002 Infiniti I35 | 70 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 2002 Infiniti QX4 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 2002 Nissan Maxima | 205 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 2002 Nissan Pathfinder | 156 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 2002 Nissan Sentra | 318 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 2001 Infiniti I30 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2001 Nissan Maxima | 172 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
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 15V287000.
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