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2007 NISSAN Altima AIR BAGS Recalls

1 recall Highest severity: High Priority

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AIR BAGS Safety Recalls

High Priority #08V521000 Plain English
Component

AIR BAGS

Manufacturer
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
What Happened
Your vehicle's passenger seat cushion has a faulty air bag sensor that might not work properly. This sensor helps the air bag control unit decide when to deploy the passenger air bag.
Risk if Unfixed
If the air bag doesn't work, you could be injured in a crash because your passenger air bag won't provide the protection it's designed to give.
Free Fix
A Nissan or Infiniti dealer will test the air bag system and replace the faulty seat cushion with a new one, free of charge, so you can drive with confidence.
Show original NHTSA language
Original — What Happened
NISSAN IS RECALLING 204,361 MY 2007-2008 ALTIMA, ALTIMA HYBRID, 350Z, 350Z ROADSTER, MY 2008 ALTIMA COUPE, ROGUE, MY 2009 MURANO, AND INFINITI MY 2007-2008 G35 SEDAN, MY 2008 G37 COUPE AND EX35 PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS' OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) CONTROL UNITS. A VARISTOR IN THE OCS CONTROL UNIT LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED OUT OF SPECIFICATION. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THIS COULD CAUSE AN INTERRUPTION OF SIGNAL BETWEEN THE OCS AND THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU).
Original — Risk if Unfixed
THIS COULD RESULT IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BEING SUPPRESSED WHICH COULD FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
Original — Remedy
DEALERS WILL TEST THE SIGNAL BETWEEN THE OCS AND ACU SYSTEMS USING A SPECIAL TOOL TO CHECK THAT IT IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. IF NECESSARY, THE SEAT CUSHION (CONTAINING OCS HARDWARE) WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
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