Nissan North America, Inc.: Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module
Nissan North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 17, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 515,394. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Versa Sedan and 2007-2012 Versa Hatchback vehicles. The affected vehicles have a driver frontal air bag inflator that may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to moderate absolute humidity, temperatures, and temperature cycling.
The risk
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the subject inflator with a new one manufactured by a different supplier, free of charge. The recall began on March 9, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Nissan Versa | 486 | 11 | 6 | 40 |
| 2011 Nissan Versa | 269 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 2010 Nissan Versa | 269 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 2009 Nissan Versa | 504 | 8 | 2 | 27 |
| 2008 Nissan Versa | 381 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| 2007 Nissan Versa | 354 | 9 | 8 | 23 |
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 17V449000.
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