NHTSA Campaign 16V724000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 16V724000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 16V724000 with NHTSA on October 11, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V724000, NHTSA lists up to 1,754 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2016 and August 16, 2016.
The 16V724000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V724000 were scheduled from December 2, 2016, 52 days after the report.
16V724000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2017.
Owners of the model years 16V724000 covers have filed at least 15 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V724000 ranks 145 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V724000, Nissan North America, Inc has 36 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V724000 was 16V436000, reported on June 15, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2017 Versa vehicles manufactured August 1, 2016, to August 16, 2016. A seam in the fabric section of the side curtain air bags may tear during side curtain air bag deployment, potentially affecting the performance of the air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 226, "Ejection Mitigation", and number 214, "Side Impact Protection."
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating side curtain air bag deployment, if the side curtain air bags do not deploy as intended there would be an increased risk of injury.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left and right side curtain air bags, free of charge. The recall began on December 2, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported October 11, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V724000 (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V724000, 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 11, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted