NHTSA Campaign 13V456000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 13V456000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 13V456000 with NHTSA on September 26, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V456000, NHTSA lists up to 2,310 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 25, 2013 and September 5, 2013.
The 13V456000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V456000 were scheduled from November 18, 2013, 53 days after the report.
13V456000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2014.
Owners of the model years 13V456000 covers have filed at least 92 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V456000 ranks 139 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 13V456000, Nissan North America, Inc has 36 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 13V456000 was 13V069000, reported on March 1, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2014 Pathfinders manufactured from July 25, 2013, to September 5, 2013 with Almond interiors only. The instrument panel tear seam on the passenger frontal air bag was incorrectly cut on the back side of the instrument panel which could cause the air bag to not deploy properly.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the improper air bag deployment may increase the risk of personal injury.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected instrument panel assemblies, free of charge. The recall began on November 18, 2013. Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported September 26, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V456000 (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V456000, 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: September 26, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted