NHTSA Campaign 11V408000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
NHTSA campaign 11V408000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive. The repair is free.
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 11V408000 with NHTSA on August 9, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V408000, NHTSA lists up to 54 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 15, 2011 and June 21, 2011.
The 11V408000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V408000 were scheduled from August 22, 2011, 13 days after the report.
11V408000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2012.
Owners of the model years 11V408000 covers have filed at least 57 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V408000 ranks 119 of 123 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V408000, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC has 10 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 11V408000 was 10V349000, reported on July 22, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 NISSAN ALTIMA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 15, 2011, THROUGH JUNE 21, 2011 AND MODEL YEAR 2012 NISSAN NV VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 23, 2011, THROUGH JUNE 28, 2011 BECAUSE THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU) WAS ASSEMBLED INCORRECTLY.
- The risk
- THE AFFECTED ACU WILL NOT OPERATE AS DESIGNED AND THIS ISSUE MAY CAUSE THE AIR BAGS NOT TO INFLATE IN A CRASH WHEN THEY ARE DESIGNED TO INFLATE. THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY.
- The fix
- NISSAN WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 22, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Reported August 9, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V408000 (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V408000, 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: August 9, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted