Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V008000

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Nissan North America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-01-09.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V008000

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Component
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
307,962
Reported to NHTSA
2020-01-09
Owners notified
2020-02-12

Defect description

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2001-2003 Maxima, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2007-2011 Versa Sedan and Versa Hatchback, 2001-2004 Infiniti I30 and I35, 2002-2003 Inifiniti QX4, 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 and 2006-2010 M35 and M45 vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated, frontal passenger air bag inflators containing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant that were used as interim remedy parts for previous Takata recalls. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

Safety risk

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Manufacturer remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflators with alternate desiccated inflators, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 888-737-9511 or Infiniti customer service at 888-810-3715.

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

48 model years across 11 models.

ModelYears on record
Infiniti FX352008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Infiniti FX452008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Infiniti I302004 2003 2002 2001
Infiniti I352004 2003 2002 2001
Infiniti M352010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Infiniti M452010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Infiniti QX42003 2002
Nissan Maxima2003 2002 2001
Nissan Pathfinder2004 2003 2002
Nissan Sentra2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Nissan Versa2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

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.