NHTSA campaign 20V008000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Nissan North America, Inc.: Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module

Nissan North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 9, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 307,962. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2001-2003 Maxima, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2007-2011 Versa Sedan and Versa Hatchback, 2001-2004 Infiniti I30 and I35, 2002-2003 Inifiniti QX4, 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 and 2006-2010 M35 and M45 vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated, frontal passenger air bag inflators containing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant that were used as interim remedy parts for previous Takata recalls. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

The risk

An inflator explosion may result in sharp 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 front passenger air bag inflators with alternate desiccated inflators, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 888-737-9511 or Infiniti customer service at 888-810-3715.

48 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2011 Nissan Versa	269	7	6	19
2010 Infiniti M35	20	6	0	1
2010 Infiniti M45	1	6	0	0
2010 Nissan Versa	269	8	3	20
2009 Infiniti M35	16	6	0	2
2009 Infiniti M45	2	6	0	2
2009 Nissan Versa	504	8	2	27
2008 Infiniti FX35	35	4	0	2
2008 Infiniti FX45	3	4	0	0
2008 Infiniti M35	60	6	1	3
2008 Infiniti M45	6	6	0	0
2008 Nissan Versa	381	8	8	24
2007 Infiniti FX35	38	4	1	2
2007 Infiniti FX45	1	4	0	0
2007 Infiniti M35	155	5	0	5
2007 Infiniti M45	27	5	0	0
2007 Nissan Versa	354	9	8	23
2006 Infiniti FX35	40	7	0	2
2006 Infiniti FX45	4	7	0	0
2006 Infiniti M35	210	6	1	8
2006 Infiniti M45	72	6	0	2
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 Infiniti I30	1	2	0	0
2004 Infiniti I35	35	3	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 I30	2	2	0	0
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 I30	2	3	0	0
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 Infiniti I35	2	2	0	0
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 20V008000.

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