NHTSA Campaign 13V069000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 13V069000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 13V069000 with NHTSA on March 1, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V069000, NHTSA lists up to 82,038 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 13, 2012 and February 6, 2013.
The 13V069000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V069000 were scheduled from May 6, 2013, 66 days after the report.
13V069000 covers 4 models from Nissan, model years 2013.
Owners of the model years 13V069000 covers have filed at least 804 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V069000 vehicles, the 2013 Nissan Altima has the most (514).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V069000 ranks 50 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 13V069000, Nissan North America, Inc has 36 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, Sentra, and Infiniti JX35 vehicles. Sensors within the passenger Occupant Detection System (ODS) may have been manufactured out of specification. This may cause the system to malfunction and permanently suppress the passenger airbag.
- The risk
- If the vehicle is involved in a crash necessitating airbag deployment and the passenger airbag is suppressed, there may be an increased risk of personal injury.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ODS sensors and replace them as neccessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 6, 2013. Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported March 1, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V069000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V069000, 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: March 1, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted