Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V408000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 06/15/2011 to 06/21/2011 | V (Vehicle) | 54 | 08/22/2011 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 08/09/2011 | 08/11/2011 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Nissan is recalling certain model year 2012 nissan altima vehicles manufactured from june 15, 2011, through june 21, 2011 and model year 2012 nissan nv vehicles manufactured from june 23, 2011, through june 28, 2011 because the air bag control unit (acu) was assembled incorrectly. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The affected acu will not operate as designed and this issue may cause the air bags not to inflate in a crash when they are designed to inflate. this could increase the risk of injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Nissan will replace the air bag control unit free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin on or about august 22, 2011. owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||||
| NTB-12-004 | 01/09/2012 | 10042847 | Nissan: information regarding the front door internals side satellite sensor and pre existing side air bag satellite sensor in pillars in some vehicles. *pe | 01/18/2012 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | ||||||
| EQ12002 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 02/14/2012 | 05/08/2012 | Autoliv Air Bag Propellant Mixture | ||
| The summary for this investigation, labeled eq12-002 autoliv closing resume, can be found attached separately to this resume.this eq is closed. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 01/12/2013 | 29100 | 1 | |
| The passenger side air bag off warning light intermittently turns on when there is a passenger seated in the passenger seat. this indicates that if there were an accident while this warning light is on; the passenger air bag would not go off; which can result in serious injury. i have brought this vehicle to the dealer three times for this issue and they tell me that there are no codes to be read and they are unable to reproduce this. the dealer expressed concern that they would have to replace the entire passenger seat because the occupancy classification sensor can't be individually replaced. apparently this seat is quite expensive; over $2000 and the dealer claims that they can't just replace it without some authorization from nissan. i have even taken a video of my wife in the car seated in the passenger seat and the airbag off warning light is turned on (youtu.be/uwoqjqwraei) and have provided a link to the dealer. i have called nissan consumer affairs hoping they would have my car fixed. they reply they gave was that since the dealer couldn't reproduce it; they can't do anything. my wife is afraid of driving in the car with me for fear that she could be injured. i have even posted this video so my last resort is to report this to nhtsa where i see that someone else has posted a similar incident. *tr | |||
| 01/12/2013 | 29100 | ||
| The passenger side air bag off warning light intermittently turns on when there is a passenger seated in the passenger seat. this indicates that if there were an accident while this warning light is on; the passenger air bag would not go off; which can result in serious injury. i have brought this vehicle to the dealer three times for this issue and they tell me that there are no codes to be read and they are unable to reproduce this. the dealer expressed concern that they would have to replace the entire passenger seat because the occupancy classification sensor can't be individually replaced. apparently this seat is quite expensive; over $2000 and the dealer claims that they can't just replace it without some authorization from nissan. i have even taken a video of my wife in the car seated in the passenger seat and the airbag off warning light is turned on (youtu.be/uwoqjqwraei) and have provided a link to the dealer. i have called nissan consumer affairs hoping they would have my car fixed. they reply they gave was that since the dealer couldn't reproduce it; they can't do anything. my wife is afraid of driving in the car with me for fear that she could be injured. i have even posted this video so my last resort is to report this to nhtsa where i see that someone else has posted a similar incident. | |||
| 04/01/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 nissan altima. the contact stated that the passenger side air bag warning light erroneously illuminated. the vehicle was driven to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. the failure and current mileages were unavailable. kmj | |||
| 04/01/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 nissan altima. the contact stated that the passenger side air bag light erroneously illuminated. the vehicle was driven to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. the failure and current mileages were unavailable. mh | |||
| 01/09/2012 | |||
| I was driving my vehicle and was traveling at speed of the road and i wanted to make a full stop but i hit a car in front of me! i pushed and pushed the brakes and the vehicle never braked!! also my air bags did not deploy!! there is physical and bodily damage to the car in front of me! also my car was damaged! nissan should step up to fix this problem! | |||