NHTSA Campaign 16V349000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 16V349000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 16V349000 with NHTSA on May 24, 2016; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 16V349000, NHTSA lists up to 413,852 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 13, 2003 and March 3, 2008.
The 16V349000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V349000 were scheduled from December 19, 2016, 209 days after the report.
16V349000 covers 5 models from Infiniti and Nissan, model years 2003–2011.
Owners of the model years 16V349000 covers have filed at least 822 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V349000 vehicles, the 2009 Nissan Versa has the most (180).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V349000 ranks 15 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V349000, Nissan North America, Inc has 36 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V349000 was 16V244000, reported on April 26, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2003-2004 Infiniti I35, 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2011 Nissan Versa vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Nissan is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2003-2004 Infiniti I35, 2006-2008 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2008 Nissan Versa vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Lastly, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Nissan is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Infiniti I35 vehicles originally sold, or registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. These inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began December 21, 2017. All owners should receive a second notice by May 15, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported May 24, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V349000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V349000, 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: May 24, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted