NHTSA Campaign 10V312000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 10V312000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 10V312000 with NHTSA on July 6, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V312000, NHTSA lists up to 46 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 24, 2001 and August 28, 2001.
The 10V312000 report reached NHTSA 9 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V312000 were scheduled from August 19, 2010, 44 days after the report.
10V312000 covers 2 models from Infiniti and Nissan, model years 2002.
Owners of the model years 10V312000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V312000 vehicles, the 2002 Infiniti QX4 has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V312000 ranks 120 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V312000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 10 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 10V312000 was 08V690000, reported on December 29, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- NISSAN IS RECALLING FORTY-SIX CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002 PATHFINDER AND INFINITI QX4 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 24, 2001 THROUGH AUGUST 28, 2001. THE AIR BAG INFLATOR CONTAINS PROPELLANT WAFERS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO PROPERLY DEPLOY THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG. DUE TO IMPROPER PROPELLANT WAFER INSTALLATION DURING THE AIR BAG INFLATOR ASSEMBLY PROCESS, SOME AIR BAG INFLATORS MAY BE MISSING ONE OF THE WAFERS. AS A RESULT, THE REMAINING WAFERS IN THE INFLATOR USED FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG MAY, OVER TIME, BREAK UP INTO POWDER DUE TO NORMAL VIBRATION EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSES THE COMBUSTION RATE OF THE PROPELLANT TO INCREASE INSIDE THE INFLATOR, WHICH CAN LEAD TO INTERNAL PRESSURE RISING SUDDENLY DURING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
- The risk
- THE INFLATOR HOUSING MAY RUPTURE AND PIECES OF THE INFLATOR COULD STRIKE AND INJURE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
- The fix
- NISSAN WILL NOTIFY THE OWNERS OF THE FORTY-SIX AFFECTED VEHICLES. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 19, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 AND INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
Reported July 6, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V312000 (2)
Infiniti (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V312000, 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: July 6, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted