The front air bag in your vehicle is designed to deploy in a crash to protect you. However, the replacement air bag inflator installed in your car may have a problem: it can degrade over time, especially in high humidity and extreme temperatures.
Risk if Unfixed
If the inflator explodes, it could send sharp metal fragments flying towards you or your passengers, causing serious injury or even death in the worst case.
Free Fix
Your Nissan dealer will inspect and replace the faulty air bag inflator with a new one, free of charge. You'll get a recall notice in the mail around September 14, 2022, or you can call Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669 to schedule the repair.
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Original — What Happened
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain air bag inflator replacement service parts that may have been installed as part of a theft or collision repair. The parts include certain passenger-side air bag inflators designed to fit Infiniti 2002-2003 QX4, 2006-2010 M35 and M45; Nissan 2001-2003 Maxima, 2002-2006 Sentra, and both driver and passenger-side inflators designed to fit 2007-2012 Versa Sedan and Versa Hatchback vehicles. Please see Nissan's recall report for the specific part numbers. These replacement inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Original — Risk if Unfixed
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Original — Remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the inflators as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 14, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669.
The passenger air bag in your Sentra is a safety feature that deploys in a crash to cushion your body. But in some 2002-2006 models, the air bag's inflator might not have been replaced properly after a previous inspection.
Risk if Unfixed
If your air bag inflator explodes in a crash, it could send sharp metal fragments flying and cause serious injury or even death. This is a life-threatening situation that requires immediate attention.
Free Fix
Your Nissan dealer will re-inspect your air bag inflator and replace it with a safe one, free of charge. Don't drive your vehicle until the repair is done. Nissan will notify you, and you'll receive a free fix to ensure your safety on the road.
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Original — What Happened
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2002-2006 Sentra vehicles whose passenger air bags were previously inspected and may have been released without replacing the Takata air bag inflator. In the event of a crash, Takata frontal passenger air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
Original — Risk if Unfixed
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Original — Remedy
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been completed. Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will re-inspect the vehicle and, if necessary, replace the air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 22, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PM964.
The airbag in your passenger seat is designed to protect you in a crash. In certain Nissan models, the inflator inside this airbag could explode due to age and environmental factors.
Risk if Unfixed
If this happens, sharp metal fragments could fly towards you, causing serious injury or even death. This is a life-threatening situation that requires immediate attention.
Free Fix
Your Nissan or Infiniti dealer will replace the faulty airbag inflator with a safer, desiccated one at no cost to you. You'll receive a notification with further instructions, and you should schedule the repair as soon as possible.
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Original — What Happened
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.
Original — Risk if Unfixed
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Original — 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.
Your vehicle's passenger air bag is a safety system that deploys in a crash to cushion the impact. In some affected models, the air bag's inflator could burst open during deployment.
Risk if Unfixed
If the air bag inflator ruptures, it could send sharp metal fragments flying into the passenger area, causing serious injury or even death.
Free Fix
Your Nissan dealer will replace the faulty air bag inflator with a safer one at no cost to you. This is a free repair, and you should schedule it as soon as you get the recall notice.
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Original — What Happened
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.
Original — Risk if Unfixed
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.
Original — 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.