Passenger side: inflator moduleRecall 18V-452 · 2007–2008 Nissan Versa

Nissan North America, Inc. recall 18V-452 covers 233 2007–2008 Nissan Versa for a passenger side: inflator module problem, reported to NHTSA on July 6, 2018. The manufacturer's latest report (2019 Q4) shows 18% of affected vehicles repaired.

18%
Vehicles repaired41 of 233 · 2019 Q4
Vehicles affected2331 model
ReportedJul 6, 2018Owners notified Jul 25, 2018
Complaints since28Same system, after the recall

Source: NHTSA recall 18V452000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by an NHTSA defect investigation.

What's wrong

The problem

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2007-2008 Nissan Versa sedan and Versa hatchback vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The passenger air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation due to exposure to humidity and temperature cycling.

The risk

If an inflator were to explode it may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

What to do

The fix

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began July 25, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: The vehicles covered by this recall are in addition to those covered by recall 16V-349.

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.

Repair progress

How fast cars are being fixed

18%repaired

Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA.

0%50%100%2018 Q32019 Q4
1 model

Vehicles in this recall

Built from May 18, 2006 to May 26, 2008. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.

Background

The investigation behind this recall

  1. Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA15001 · open
    NHTSA