Air bags: frontalRecall 15V-681 · Infiniti and Nissan vehicles
Nissan North America, Inc. recall 15V-681 covers 919 Infiniti and Nissan vehicles for a air bags: frontal problem, reported to NHTSA on October 20, 2015. The manufacturer's latest report (2017 Q1) shows 68% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 15V681000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by an NHTSA defect investigation.
The problem
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima and Pathfinder vehicles, 2013-2014 Nissan Sentra vehicles, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles, 2014-2015 Infiniti QX60 vehicles and 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid vehicles. The affected vehicles received an incorrect occupant classification system (OCS) control unit during a repair. These OCS control units may incorrectly classify the front passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
The risk
If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger air bag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.
The fix
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on November 30, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
68%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from March 2, 2012 to November 18, 2014. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.
The investigation behind this recall
- Occupant Classification System FailureNHTSA