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 - 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 | |||
| 10/11/2012 | 49000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 nissan pathfinder. while driving approximately 35 mph, the air bag warning indicator illuminated while the front passenger seat was occupied. in addition, the failure would recur whenever the front passenger seat was unoccupied. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who advised the contact that the malfunction was contributed to the faulty occupancy detection sensor. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 49,000. kmj | |||
| 10/11/2012 | 49000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 nissan pathfinder. while driving approximately 35 mph, the air bag warning indicator illuminated when a passenger was positioned in the front seat. in addition, the similar failure would occur whenever the front passenger seat was unoccupied. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated the malfunction was contributed the faulty occupancy detection sensor. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 49,000. js | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 28000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that while sitting at a traffic stop, the vehicle was crashed into on the driver's side and the air bag failed to deploy. the contact's vehicle was then struck by a second vehicle from the front. the air bags never deployed. as a result of the crash, the fuel pump began to leak. the police were notified and provided the contact with a police report. the contact was injured transported to the hospital for treatment of a head trauma. the vehicle was destroyed at the crash scene. the failure and current mileage was 28,000. | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 28000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that while sitting at a traffic stop, the vehicle was crashed into on the driver's side and the air bag failed to deploy. the contact's vehicle was then struck by a second vehicle from the front. the air bags never deployed. as a result of the crash, the fuel pump began to leak. the police were notified and provided the contact with a police report. the contact was injured transported to the hospital for treatment of a head trauma. the vehicle was destroyed at the crash scene. the failure and current mileage was 28,000. kmj | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 28000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that while the vehicle was stopped at the red light when was hit by a drunk driver the first impact was on the driver side and the air bag was not deployed the second impact from a second vehicle was on the front side and the air bags were not deployed at all. the crashed caused that the fuel system fuel pump leak. no warning lights were illuminated at all. the police was notified of the crash who provided the contact with a report. the driver was injured and was taken to the hospital with a head trauma by the ambulance. the vehicle was destroyed at the crash scene. the failure and current mileage was 28,000. lg | |||
| 11/24/2007 | 9200 | 1 | 09/15/2007 |
| Tl*the contact leased a 2007 nissan pathfinder. while driving 70 mph, the contact heard a loud pop near the front passenger side of the vehicle. she then smelled something burning and the passenger side air bags deployed. the contact pulled to the side of the road and inspected the vehicle. there was no damage to the vehicle and she had not struck anything. she noticed that the air bag light was illuminated on the instrument panel and it has remained on since the incident. nissan informed her to bring the vehicle to the dealer. the powertrain was unknown. the current mileage was 9,300 and failure mileage was 9,200. *updated 12/12/2007 *bf updated 12/12/07 *tr .updated 03/04/08. *lj updated | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 07/10/2009 | 17400 | 1 | |
| My husband was driving to work on the m1 doing 70 mph when the passenger side impact air bags deployed and exploded for no reason. luckily my husband froze and slowly moved over to the slow lane. the vehicle was recovered and taken back to the dealer were they said they could not find why it had gone off. so they called nissan for advice who then came out and took the air bag sensor system out to be tested. they also said that they found a scratch and 2 small dents underneath of the drivers side foot rail which were fresh and that we most of drove over something and that could have set the motion sensor to trigger the air bag to deploy. i explained that we had never drove over anything or known to have had any damage done to the underneath of the vehicle. they replied that the motion sensors most have felt that the car might have over turned therefore activating the opposite side air bags. after seeing the indentation for myself i find it hard to believe that the vehicles wheels would have not lifted off the road so how can the sensors think that it was going to turn over. two days later i received a call explaining that nissan was taking responsibility for the damage and that it was not going to be covered under the warranty, but they replaced the sensor system with a brand new one. why would they replace it if there was nothing wrong with the old one? i asked them what would need replacing they said a new seat, air bags and roof liner and that it would cost thousands. normally i would have been driving the vehicle at that time of day with my 2 children sat there and i have not been able to sleep since it happened due to thinking what could have happened, as it could have caused a fatality. *tr | |||
| 08/18/2008 | 1 | ||
| My 2007 nissan pathfinder (with curtain airbags) was rear-ended and totaled. the third row seats were crushed and the third row windows were blown out. the airbags in the third row did not deploy. why? the pathfinder has optional curtain airbags, but i know that was my number 1 request from the dealer since i have 3 children and i carpool. *tr | |||