Nissan North America, Inc.: Air Bags › Sensor › Occupant Classification
Nissan North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 20, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 919. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima and Pathfinder vehicles, 2013-2014 Nissan Sentra vehicles, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles, 2014-2015 Infiniti QX60 vehicles and 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid vehicles. The affected vehicles received an incorrect occupant classification system (OCS) control unit during a repair. These OCS control units may incorrectly classify the front passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
The risk
If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger air bag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on November 30, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Infiniti QX60 | 92 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 Nissan Altima | 955 | 10 | 5 | 46 |
| 2015 Nissan Pathfinder | 321 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2014 Infiniti QX60 | 199 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 Nissan Altima | 1,114 | 8 | 8 | 52 |
| 2014 Nissan Pathfinder | 576 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 2014 Nissan Sentra | 380 | 5 | 6 | 27 |
| 2013 Infiniti JX35 | 281 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 2013 Nissan Altima | 2,314 | 12 | 9 | 63 |
| 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 15V681000.
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