Nissan North America, Inc.: Air Bags
Nissan North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 13, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 30,038. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 LEAF and 2014, 2016 and 2017 Sentra vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error within the air bag inflators, the passenger frontal air bag may not properly deploy in the event of a crash.
The risk
In the event of a crash, if the front passenger air bag doesn't deploy properly, it can increase the risk of injury to passengers.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began June 7, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Nissan Leaf | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 Nissan Sentra | 231 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
| 2016 Nissan Leaf | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 Nissan Sentra | 270 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 2015 Nissan Leaf | 110 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2014 Nissan Sentra | 380 | 5 | 6 | 27 |
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 17V253000.
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