Nissan North America, Inc.: Air Bags › Frontal
Nissan North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 10, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 404,690. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2008-2011 Titan, Frontier, Xterra, Pathfinder, Armada, and 2008-2009 Quest vehicles. The resin emblem on the driver's air bag cover may develop cracks and detach during air bag deployment.
The risk
A detached emblem can become a projectile during air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the drivers airbag cover. Owner letters were mailed December 8, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall are PC944, PC945, and PC946.
22 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Nissan Armada | 40 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 Nissan Frontier | 64 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 Nissan Pathfinder | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Nissan Titan | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 Nissan Xterra | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Nissan Armada | 48 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 Nissan Frontier | 59 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 Nissan Pathfinder | 40 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 Nissan Titan | 46 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 Nissan Xterra | 38 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 Nissan Armada | 23 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 Nissan Frontier | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 Nissan Pathfinder | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 Nissan Quest | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 Nissan Titan | 47 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2009 Nissan Xterra | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Nissan Armada | 161 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 Nissan Frontier | 136 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 Nissan Pathfinder | 328 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2008 Nissan Quest | 50 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 Nissan Titan | 133 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2008 Nissan Xterra | 119 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
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 23V067000.
Full record for the 2011 Nissan Armada → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →