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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V690000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 06/01/2004 to 11/19/2008 | V (Vehicle) | 242720 | 01/26/2009 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 12/29/2008 | 12/29/2008 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Nissan is recalling 242,720 my 2005-2009 pathfinder, frontier and xterra vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin, and the district of columbia. in those areas of the country which use heavy concentrations of road salt in the winter, a mixture of snow/water and salt can enter into the front crash zone sensor (czs) housing. if this occurs, the czs may internally rust resulting in a signal interruption. if this happens, the red air bag warning light will illuminate to alert the vehicle operator. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This issue could result in the non-deployment of the driver and passenger front air bags in a crash, increasing the risk of personal injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the front czs with a redesigned sensor. the recall began on january 26, 2009. owners in the other states will receive extended warranty coverage for the sensor to 10 years. these owners will be notified of the warranty extension by mail and will receive a sticker to place in their warranty booklet explaining the extended warranty coverage. owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 - DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE | |||||
| 06046 | 06/13/2006 | 10020081 | Driver's seat side air bag open circuit (dtc b1134). *tt | 07/19/2006 | |
| 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 | |||
| 07/11/2008 | 51000 | 1 | |
| Our airbag light started blinking so we brought it in for service to the nissan dealership. they originally couldn't find anything wrong, reset the code and sent us on our way (not without trying to charge us $40 diagnostic fee). after a few hundred miles the light came on again. this time they told us the passenger airbag sensor was faulty and we'd have to replace the entire seat back at the tune of over $1000. we purchased the best warranty package you could get and it covers everything but the airbag sensor. why would they single out that one thing to not be covered? *tr | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 02/03/2009 | 1 | ||
| I hit the rear end of a vehicle that was completely stopped. my airbag never deployed. my forehead hit the steering wheel. *tr | |||
| 07/02/2007 | 40000 | 1 | 04/01/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan pathfinder. he stated that the passenger side airbag deployed when he placed the key into the ignition. as a result, it caused the windshield to crack, and chipped the instrument panel. he also noticed smoked inside of the vehicle. the dealer stated that they would send a third party investigator to inspect the vehicle. as of july 24, 2007, the investigator has not inspected the vehicle. the contact stated that three months prior to this incident, the airbag light would illuminate. the dealer performed an airbag sensor test, and stated that the defect was correct. the failure and current mileages were 40,000. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 02/06/2007 | 100 | 100 | 09/19/2005 |
| 2005 nissan pathfinder le. passenger side airbag weight sensor in the seat does not consistently detect the presence of my wife who is ~120 lbs. it does intermittently detect her as well as our 90 lbs daughter. we consider this to be a serious safety defect. we have contacted nissan corporate and had the car to the dealer twice. nissan corporate will do nothing to fix the defective weight sensor and will not admit that it is malfunctioning. *ak | |||