Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V681000

Air bags: sensor: occupant classification

Nissan North America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-10-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V681000

Air bags: sensor: occupant classification

Component
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
919
Reported to NHTSA
2015-10-20
Owners notified
2015-11-30

Defect description

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.

Safety 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.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

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

12 model years across 6 models.

ModelYears on record
Infiniti JX352013
Infiniti QX602015 2014
Infiniti QX60 Hybrid2014
Nissan Altima2015 2014 2013
Nissan Pathfinder2015 2014 2013
Nissan Sentra2014 2013

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.