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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V312000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 08/24/2001 to 08/28/2001 | V (Vehicle) | 46 | 08/19/2010 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 07/06/2010 | 07/07/2010 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Nissan is recalling forty-six certain model year 2002 pathfinder and infiniti qx4 vehicles manufactured from august 24, 2001 through august 28, 2001. the air bag inflator contains propellant wafers that are required to properly deploy the front passenger air bag. due to improper propellant wafer installation during the air bag inflator assembly process, some air bag inflators may be missing one of the wafers. as a result, the remaining wafers in the inflator used for the deployment of the front passenger air bag may, over time, break up into powder due to normal vibration experienced while driving. this causes the combustion rate of the propellant to increase inside the inflator, which can lead to internal pressure rising suddenly during air bag deployment. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The inflator housing may rupture and pieces of the inflator could strike and injure vehicle occupants. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Nissan will notify the owners of the forty-six affected vehicles. dealers will replace the front passenger air bag module assembly with a new one free of charge. the safety recall began on august 19, 2010. owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261 and infiniti at 1-800-662-6200. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners 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 | |||||
| ITB-08-024A | 07/21/2008 | 10032305 | Infiniti: srs precautions during service. included in the restraints section of the electronic service manual (esm) for each vehicle is information necessary to service the supplemental restraint system (srs) safely. improper maintenance | 03/03/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 05/14/2006 | 56000 | 1 | 02/01/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while pulling into a garage at 5-10 mph, the vehicle accelerated resulting in the vehicle crashing through the contact's house. during the incident the contact had brake failure and the air bags failed to deploy. there was frontal damage to the vehicle. the vehicle has not been inspected by the dealership. the vehicle was towed to a body shop for the necessary body repairs. | |||