Sensor: occupant classificationRecall 16V-242 · 2013–2016 Nissan Sentra
Nissan North America, Inc. recall 16V-242 covers 645,898 2013–2016 Nissan Sentra for a sensor: occupant classification problem, reported to NHTSA on April 26, 2016. The manufacturer's latest report (2017 Q3) shows 70% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 16V242000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by an NHTSA defect investigation.
The problem
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Sentra vehicles manufactured June 4, 2012, to April 9, 2016. The front passenger seat belt bracket may become deformed if it is used to secure a Child Restraint System (CRS). The deformed seat bracket may cause the Occupant Classification System (OCS) to incorrectly classify the installed CRS, resulting in the front passenger air bag to not be turned off as designed when a CRS is in the seat.
The risk
If the frontal passenger air bag deploys in the event of a crash when a child seat is installed in the front passenger seat, there will be an increased risk of injury to the child in the CRS.
The fix
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reinforce the seat belt bracket as well as reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU), free of charge. The recall began on June 13, 2016. Owners are warned not to install a CRS in the front seat. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.
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
70%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from June 4, 2012 to April 9, 2016. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.
The investigation behind this recall
- Occupant Classification System FailureNHTSA