Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V287000

Air bags

Nissan North America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-05-15.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V287000

Air bags

Component
Air bags
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
1,090,569
Reported to NHTSA
2015-05-15
Owners notified
2015-06-15

Defect description

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2001-2003 Nissan Maxima, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 and I35, 2003 FX35 and FX45, and 2001 I30 vehicles. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.

Safety risk

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Manufacturer remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 15, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: On December 18, 2015 Nissan informed NHTSA of an amendment of this recall to remove 2004-2005 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 vehicles.

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.

Scope of coverage

22 model years across 8 models.

ModelYears on record
Infiniti FX352005 2004 2003
Infiniti FX452005 2004 2003
Infiniti I302001
Infiniti I352003 2002
Infiniti QX42003 2002
Nissan Maxima2003 2002 2001
Nissan Pathfinder2004 2003 2002
Nissan Sentra2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.