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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V521000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 03/12/2007 to 05/27/2008 | V (Vehicle) | 204361 | 11/04/2008 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 10/07/2008 | 10/07/2008 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Nissan is recalling 204,361 my 2007-2008 altima, altima hybrid, 350z, 350z roadster, my 2008 altima coupe, rogue, my 2009 murano, and infiniti my 2007-2008 g35 sedan, my 2008 g37 coupe and ex35 passenger vehicles equipped with continental automotive systems' occupant classification system (ocs) control units. a varistor in the ocs control unit located in the passenger seat cushion may have been manufactured out of specification. under certain conditions, this could cause an interruption of signal between the ocs and the air bag control unit (acu). | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could result in the passenger air bag being suppressed which could fail to provide adequate protection in the event of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will test the signal between the ocs and acu systems using a special tool to check that it is functioning as designed. if necessary, the seat cushion (containing ocs hardware) will be replaced with a new one manufactured to specification. the recall began on november 4, 2008. owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261 or infiniti at 1-800-662-6200. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers 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 | |||||
| NTB08-055A | 07/21/2008 | 10025522 | Srs precautions during service;improper maintenance, including incorrect removal and installation of the srs, can lead to a serious injury or death caused by unintentional activation of the srs on all nissan models with the srs systems. * | 08/15/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 06/18/2012 | 80000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan altima hybrid. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph, she applied the brakes and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the vehicle drove over a curb, through a fence, and crashed into a wall. the contact stated that the air bags did not deploy. a police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, who was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 80,000. | |||
| 06/18/2012 | 80000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 nissan altima hybrid. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph, she applied the brakes and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the vehicle drove over a curb, through a fence, and crashed into a wall. the contact stated that the air bags did not deploy. a police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, who was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 80,000. sm. | |||
| 06/18/2012 | 80000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2007 nissan altima hybrid. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph attempting to engaged the brake the vehicle suddenly accelerated as a result the vehicle jump over a curve and crash through a fence and a wall. the contact mentioned that the air bags did not deployed. a police report was not file and no injuries were reported. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who has not been able to diagnosed the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 80,000. pm | |||
| 10/28/2008 | 1 | 1 | |
| Air bag failure nissan hybrid-- the front passenger air bag automatically deactivated itself even when adult (eg. 110 pounds and 5feet 2 inches tall) sits upright. it also deactivates or activates frequently when the passenger is not adjusting his/her position and there is no noticeable change in road condition. the behavior is erratic and happens 75% of the time. i am afraid for the lack of protection by the air bag systems in the case of disaster. nothing has been done by nissan so far. 2 dealership service department aren't able to explain the symptoms. one dealership says it should work beyond 120 pounds. nissan's guideline is fifty pounds and not 100. the other dealership ran an electronic diagnostic on the circuitry and didn't identify any malfunction. *tr | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 06/15/2007 | 100 | 1 | |
| Passenger airbag is deactivated at random times (sometimes for entire 20+ minute trips) regardless of the weight of passenger (all more than 100 pounds, some more than 200 pounds). i believe the sensor is defective. nissan has recalled several vehicles of my model year, 2007, and even my model, altima hybrid, has a recall, but my vin is not included. i believe that my car has the defect that led to the recall, and even though i've taken it to the dealer at least thrice, they don't do anything other than run it on the computer for error codes. god forbid we have an accident and the airbag does not inflate. this has been happening since the car was new and is ongoing. thankfully we have not needed the airbag. *tr | |||
| 11/30/2007 | 1 | ||
| 2007 nissan altima hybrid. passenger airbag sensor light illuminates,indicating airbag is off, whenever my wife (5ft 3in , 118lbs) is in the front passenger seat. have taken it to dealer who tell me that sensor is functioning according to nissan's specifications. would like some direction on what to do next. *tr | |||
| 03/07/2008 | 5064 | 1 | |
| The passenger airbag off light randomly goes on when someone is sitting in the passenger seat and the car is driving. it was brought to the dealer four times - once while it was happening but service was closed on that saturday afternoon. three other times they couldn't duplicate problem. was told it wouldn't effect safety of passenger. just got recall in mail (1-9-2009) and read online that the recall was back in november, had i known it would have been covered under lemon law. *tr | |||
| 06/02/2008 | 12500 | 1 | |
| On 6/2/2008, i reported to the nissan dealer that the passenger side airbag alert light was illuminated on several intermittent occasions when an adult was fully seated in the front passenger seat. the dealer checked the vehicle and reported: inspected everything working as designed. on 10/2/2008, nhtsa campaign id number: 08v521000 reported a recall for the same problem. i returned to the dealer on 12/4/2008 and the dealer performed nissan's test for the problem under the recall. the dealer reported that no problem was found. on the next day and twice more in the following several days, the passenger side airbag alert light was again illuminated when an adult was fully seated in the front passenger seat. i returned to the dealer on 1/7/2009 and the dealer again checked the vehicle according to nissan's procedures and stated that no problem was found. it seems clear that nissan's procedure employed in compliance with the recall is not fully reliable in diagnosing the condition that causes the air bag failure. this leaves front seat passengers in potential danger. *tr | |||