NHTSA Campaign 15V681000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 15V681000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 15V681000 with NHTSA on October 20, 2015; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 15V681000, NHTSA lists up to 919 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 22, 2013 and November 18, 2014.
The 15V681000 report reached NHTSA 11 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V681000 were scheduled from November 30, 2015, 41 days after the report.
15V681000 covers 5 models from Infiniti and Nissan, model years 2013–2015.
Owners of the model years 15V681000 covers have filed at least 1,407 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V681000 vehicles, the 2013 Nissan Altima has the most (514).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V681000 ranks 159 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V681000, Nissan North America, Inc has 36 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 15V681000 was 15V287000, reported on May 15, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima and Pathfinder vehicles, 2013-2014 Nissan Sentra vehicles, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles, 2014-2015 Infiniti QX60 vehicles and 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid vehicles. The affected vehicles received an incorrect occupant classification system (OCS) control unit during a repair. These OCS control units may incorrectly classify the front passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
- The risk
- If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger air bag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on November 30, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported October 20, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V681000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V681000, 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: October 20, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted