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 - FRONTAL | |||
| 06/18/2009 | 21000 | 1 | |
| My husband and i own a 2007 nissan xterra for about 4 months. about a month ago when i would sit in the front passenger seat the light indicating the airbag was deactivated would turn on. i am 5' 3 and weight 115 lbs. we took it to a ken garff nissan in salt lake city. they did an airbag systems check on the car and said it was working fine. when i called nissan manufacturing to see what the weight limit was set at for the computer to decide if it was a child or not, they could not give me an answer. the lady said she (or the technical person she contacted) did not know the weight. i find it hard to believe that nissan would say a child weights 115 lbs. i know something has to be wrong in the system especially since the car did not do this when we first got it. *tr | |||
| 01/07/2008 | 31000 | 1 | 05/04/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 nissan xterra. the contact noticed a recall in the newspaper that pertained to his vehicle (nhtsa campaign id number 08v690000 (air bags:frontal)). the recall stated that in an event of a crash, the air bags would not deploy. there had been no failures with the vehicle. the manufacturer stated that his vin was not included in the recall; however, the contact believes that the dealer should still repair the failure. the current and failure mileages were 31,000. updated 2/5/09 *cn updated 02/10/09. *jb | |||
| 01/07/2008 | |||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 nissan xterra. the contact stated that the remedy referenced in nhtsa campaign id number 08v690000 (air bags:frontal) was insufficient in providing a remedy to the proper population of vehicles, which were manufactured during the listed production dates. the remedy referenced in the recall would only be provided to vehicles originally sold or registered in the salt belt states. however, many consumers reside in non-salt belt states, but frequently travel in salt belt states. as a consequence, the non-salt belt state vehicle owners would incur the same failures, but would be denied a fair remedy. the safety risk would also be increased. in addition, there are other elements with similar properties as salt, which would cause an identical failure. there had been no failure to date. the manufacturer would not assist. the current mileage was not applicable. | |||
| 07/01/2007 | 10 | 1 | 04/01/2007 |
| There is significant variance in when the passenger side airbag disengagement light will come on when my wife is in the car. my wife is approximately 115 pounds and there is not any consistency as to when the airbag becomes turned off. for example i will be cruising at 60 miles per hour with her sitting perfectly centered on her seat. with these conditions constant the light will go on for a variable amount of time and then turn back off. the same results can be observed regardless of what speed we are going. for example, the same situation can be observed cruising at 30 mph. the dealership, service center and regional customer service center will not acknowledge that there is a problem. there reasoning is that this is the way safety feature is designed and the vehicle passes their diagnostic test. when i ask for the design parameters that cause the light to go on and off they do not give me a specific enough reason or parameters as to why the light goes on and off. this is an obvious design failure or safety defect, but no one at nissan is is willing to take responsibility to help us. we are basically stuck with a very unsafe vehicle for anybody with a passenger between 100 to 130 pounds. this is a weight range where children and young adults are specifically at risk to this safety defect. i can understand how the airbags can be optimized to turn on and off based on various factors. but there is no consistency on what those thresholds are. we appreciate any help someone can provide in helping to get a recall for this very dangerous vehicle. *tr | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 07/15/2007 | 20 | 80 | 07/12/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 nissan xterra. the contact stated that the air bag light illuminated, which indicated that the passenger side air bag was deactivated. the dealer and manufacturer stated that it was a normal occurrence and could not be repaired. the vin and engine size were unavailable. the failure mileage was 20 and current mileage was 3,000. *updated 12/12/07 *bf updated 12/12/07 *tr | |||
| 07/12/2007 | 12 | 41 | 07/12/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 nissan xterra. the contact stated that the front passenger side air bag sensor light illuminated while the passenger was seated. the dealer stated that the failure was unrecognizable and that the passenger may be too small (5'7, 110 lbs). the current mileage was 950 and failure mileage was 12. *updated 12/12/07 *bf updated 12/12/07 *tr | |||
| 07/30/2007 | 12 | 10 | 07/12/2007 |
| Passenger air bag will not go on when my wife who ways 110 lbs. sits in the passenger seat. we tried to get the air bag to go on a couple of the same vehicles. none worked. we have contacted nissan of north america to no avail. the dealer told us that 110 lbs. is the cut off for the switch. in this day and age there are way to many children that way 110 lbs. *tr | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 10/13/2007 | 7300 | 1 | 06/20/2007 |
| I have purchased a new 2007 nissan xterra s 4x4 suv so that i can go off-roading for sports activities such as skiing (snow), hunting (mountains, dirt roads). however, i have went to test the 4 wheel drive system of my vehicle several times to ohv parks, and the last time i visited a park, i was driving through plain mud on a plain dirt ground and without any impact nor any bad driving the curtain airbags from both sides have deployed giving me a trauma for airbags. i have taken the car for repair to cerritos nissan dealer, but they told me that it will not be covered under warranty because the car had a rock dent from previous off-roading which had nothing to do with the day of the airbag deployment. as for evidence, i have uploaded on youtube the video of my airbags deploying so that people can see that it deployed for no reason. it is brand new vehicle, with less than 7500 miles on it, the dealer will not respond, and so i had to talk with nissan america corporate office in which they will make another analysis of this vehicle in which i do believe that it is a defect. for this repair, they will have to replace the entire roof ceiling in which i do not believe that it will be the same as before, and so i have requested them to get me a new vehicle because i lost confidence of my defective one. from now on, i will have the trauma of airbags deploying at any time, and i am doing this complaint because i do think that it is dangerous to let them have such system because i can imagine that because of these airbags, i could have gotten into a big accident, and wish that it is fixed for everyone for the safety of human kind!!! i have researched online, and i am not the only person with this same experience... there are few more out there with the same problem. for those who are interested in reviewing the video the link is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw6huoq2gvi. *tr | |||