NHTSA Campaign 16V436000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 16V436000 covers 2 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 16V436000 with NHTSA on June 15, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V436000, NHTSA lists up to 4,355 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 24, 2016 and March 23, 2016.
The 16V436000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V436000 were scheduled from August 9, 2016, 55 days after the report.
16V436000 covers 2 models from Nissan, model years 2016.
Owners of the model years 16V436000 covers have filed at least 27 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V436000 vehicles, the 2016 Nissan Sentra has the most (24).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V436000 ranks 127 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V436000, Nissan North America, Inc has 36 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V436000 was 16V349000, reported on May 24, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 LEAF vehicles manufactured February 24, 2016, to March 23, 2016, and Sentra vehicles manufactured February 9, 2016, to March 4, 2016. The wiring harness connector may disconnect from the dual-stage passenger air bag.
- The risk
- If the wiring harness disconnects, the passenger air bag may not to deploy during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wiring harness connector for proper engagement and, if necessary, replace the passenger air bag module and main body harness, free of charge. The recall began on August 9, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported June 15, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V436000 (2)
Nissan (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V436000, 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: June 15, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted