NHTSA Campaign 08V066000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 08V066000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 08V066000 with NHTSA on February 12, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V066000, NHTSA lists up to 16,365 potentially affected vehicles.
The 08V066000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V066000 were scheduled from February 19, 2008, 7 days after the report.
08V066000 covers 2 models from Infiniti and Nissan, model years 2008–2009.
Owners of the model years 08V066000 covers have filed at least 102 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V066000 vehicles, the 2009 Nissan Murano has the most (91).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V066000 ranks 70 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V066000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 10 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 08V066000 was 04V103000, reported on March 1, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- NISSAN IS RECALLING 16,365 MY 2008 INFINITI EX35 AND MY 2009 NISSAN MURANO VEHICLES. DUE TO INCORRECT SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING, THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU) MAY CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED IF THE VEHICLE BATTERY BECOMES SIGNIFICANTLY DISCHARGED.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT INFLATING IN A CRASH IN WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO SO, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ACU IN AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200 OR NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
- Notes
- NISSAN RECALL NO. P8201.
Reported February 12, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V066000 (2)
Infiniti (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V066000, 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 12, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted