NHTSA Campaign 16V911000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
NHTSA campaign 16V911000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 16V911000 with NHTSA on December 19, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V911000, NHTSA lists up to 757 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 3, 2013 and July 29, 2015.
The 16V911000 report reached NHTSA 17 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V911000 were scheduled from February 13, 2017, 56 days after the report.
16V911000 covers 3 models from Nissan, model years 2013–2016.
Owners of the model years 16V911000 covers have filed at least 1,074 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V911000 vehicles, the 2013 Nissan Altima has the most (514).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V911000 ranks 163 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V911000, Nissan North America, Inc has 36 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V911000 was 16V724000, reported on October 11, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima vehicles manufactured January 3, 2013, to July 29, 2013, 2015-2016 Rogue vehicles manufactured October 14, 2014, to August 12, 2016, and 2016 Maxima vehicles manufactured June 4, 2015, to August 19, 2015. An incorrect Occupant Classification System (OCS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have been installed in the front passenger seat. The incorrect ECU and seat combination may misclassify the front passenger seat occupant.
- The risk
- If the front passenger seat occupant is misclassified, the air bag may deploy incorrectly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ECU and update the OCS software free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported December 19, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V911000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V911000, 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: December 19, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted