NHTSA Recall 16V349000
Filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Component: Air Bags. Reported 2016-05-24. An estimated 413,852 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2003-2004 Infiniti I35, 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2011 Nissan Versa vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Nissan is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2003-2004 Infiniti I35, 2006-2008 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2008 Nissan Versa vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Lastly, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Nissan is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Infiniti I35 vehicles originally sold, or registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. These inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Risk
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What the manufacturer will do
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began December 21, 2017. All owners should receive a second notice by May 15, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Notes
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.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2003 Infiniti Fx35
- 2004 Infiniti Fx35
- 2005 Infiniti Fx35
- 2006 Infiniti Fx35
- 2007 Infiniti Fx35
- 2008 Infiniti Fx35
- 2003 Infiniti Fx45
- 2004 Infiniti Fx45
- 2005 Infiniti Fx45
- 2006 Infiniti Fx45
- 2007 Infiniti Fx45
- 2008 Infiniti Fx45
- 2003 Infiniti I30
- 2004 Infiniti I30
- 2003 Infiniti I35
- 2004 Infiniti I35
- 2006 Infiniti M35
- 2007 Infiniti M35
- 2008 Infiniti M35
- 2009 Infiniti M35
- 2010 Infiniti M35
- 2006 Infiniti M45
- 2007 Infiniti M45
- 2008 Infiniti M45
- 2009 Infiniti M45
- 2010 Infiniti M45
- 2007 Nissan Versa
- 2008 Nissan Versa
- 2009 Nissan Versa
- 2010 Nissan Versa
- 2011 Nissan Versa