Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 17V253000

Air bags

Nissan North America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2017-04-13.

Recall campaignNHTSA 17V253000

Air bags

Component
Air bags
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
30,038
Reported to NHTSA
2017-04-13
Owners notified
2017-06-07

Defect description

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 LEAF and 2014, 2016 and 2017 Sentra vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error within the air bag inflators, the passenger frontal air bag may not properly deploy in the event of a crash.

Safety risk

In the event of a crash, if the front passenger air bag doesn't deploy properly, it can increase the risk of injury to passengers.

Manufacturer remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began June 7, 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.

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Nissan Leaf2017 2016 2015
Nissan Sentra2017 2016 2014

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.