Nissan North America, Inc.: Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module
Nissan North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 30, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 216,678. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2012-2017 NV Cargo and NV Passenger Van, 2013-2015 Titan and Armada and 2011-2012 Infiniti QX56 vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the air bag inflator may not function properly or may rupture during deployment.
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 front driver air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began May 7, 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or Infiniti customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Nissan NV | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Nissan NV | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Nissan Armada | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Nissan NV | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Nissan Titan | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 Nissan Armada | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Nissan NV | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 Nissan Titan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 Nissan Armada | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 Nissan NV | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 Nissan Titan | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 Infiniti QX56 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 Nissan NV | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 Infiniti QX56 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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 20V188000.
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