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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 94V007000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 08/01/1991 to 09/01/1992 | V (Vehicle) | 65000 | 03/15/1994 | ODI | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 01/12/1994 | 01/14/1994 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | In some underbody impacts the airbag sensor activates and sends a signal to the airbag, located in the center of the steering wheel, causing the driver's side airbag to inflate. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Airbag inflation may occur when it is not needed to protect the driver and may result in minor injuries to the driver from the inflating airbag. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | A tunnel sensor of different design will be installed on the affected vehicles. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: interior systems; passive restraints; air bags.vehicle description: passenger cars with driver side airbags.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable time and free of charge or the remedy does not correct the defect or noncompliance, please contact nissan service center at 1-800-647-7261; in hawaii call 1-808-836-0888.also, contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | ||||||
| PE93063 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 07/12/1993 | 10/08/1993 | INADVER.AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
| EA93024 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 10/08/1993 | 01/25/1994 | INADVER.AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT | 94V007000 | |
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 09/01/1996 | 1 | 07/01/1992 | |
| False deployment of air bag while going over pot hole. | |||
| 10/10/1995 | 1 | 02/29/1992 | |
| Frontal collision impact 12:00 position speed 30 mph, driver side air bag did not deploy. tt | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 06/17/2002 | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision of 45 mph and driver's air bag did not deploy. dealer and manufacturer were not notified at this time.*ak | |||
| 02/27/2001 | 1 | 07/02/1992 | |
| Consumer was driving at approximately 55 mph when he ran off shoulder and struck a utility pole. driver's air bag failed to deploy, there was no passenger airbag. consumer suffered broken/bruised ribs, and his daughter suffered whiplash. *ak consumer states 20 month old son was in the rear seat secured in a child restarint seat, he suffered bruises and a rope burn from his child restraint seat belt. *jb | |||
| 11/24/2000 | 1 | 09/28/1999 | |
| No deployment of the driver's air bag during front end/head on collision at 40 mph, several injuries occurred. *mjs | |||
| 01/23/1999 | |||
| While driving vehicle at 50 mph the air bag on the driver's side deployed for no apparent reason. the dealer will contacted about the problem today. *ak | |||
| 03/20/1998 | 02/01/1998 | ||
| Ea93-024; consumer was pulling out of a parking space, traveling about 5 to 10 mph, when vehicle hit a planter box in which the driver's side air bag deployed, resulting in injuries to the driver. *ak | |||
| 07/19/1996 | 1 | 10/01/1992 | |
| Vehicle was hit head-on and seat belt jammed, also no deployment of driver's ait bag. *ak | |||
| 12/31/1995 | |||
| Driver's side airbag deployed while driving. tt | |||
| 10/10/1995 | 1 | 02/29/1992 | |
| Frontal collision impact 12:00 position speed 30 mph, driver side air bag did not deploy. tt | |||
| 10/01/1994 | |||
| Consumer receive a recall on the air bag # 94v007000 had it fix and had an accident and head on crash and the air bag didn't deployed. tt | |||
| 05/24/1994 | 1 | ||
| Driver's air bag failed prior to recall (94v-007). *ak | |||