NHTSA Campaign 03V061000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 03V061000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 03V061000 with NHTSA on February 27, 2003; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 03V061000, NHTSA lists up to 64,562 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 12, 2001 and November 1, 2001.
The 03V061000 report reached NHTSA 16 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V061000 were scheduled from April 21, 2003, 53 days after the report.
03V061000 covers 2 models from Nissan, model years 2002.
Owners of the model years 03V061000 covers have filed at least 19 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V061000 vehicles, the 2002 Nissan Xterra has the most (19).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V061000 ranks 45 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 03V061000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 10 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR THE DRIVER AIR BAG MAY COME LOOSE. IF THE CONNECTOR COMES LOOSE, THE SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY.
- The risk
- THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RETAINING CLIP ON THE CLOCK SPRING ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 21, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
- Notes
- NISSAN RECALL NO. R3001.
Reported February 27, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V061000 (2)
Nissan (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V061000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: February 27, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted