NHTSA Campaign 17V028000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 17V028000 covers 4 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 17V028000 with NHTSA on January 10, 2017; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 17V028000, NHTSA lists up to 152,554 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 16, 2004 and March 1, 2008.
The 17V028000 report reached NHTSA 9 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V028000 were scheduled from June 8, 2017, 149 days after the report.
17V028000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2007–2012.
Owners of the model years 17V028000 covers have filed at least 668 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V028000 vehicles, the 2009 Nissan Versa has the most (180).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V028000 ranks 38 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V028000, Nissan North America, Inc has 36 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V028000 was 16V939000, reported on December 28, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2012 Nissan Versa hatchbacks 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, if not included in "Zone A" above, Nissan is recalling certain 2009-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45 and 2009 Nissan Versa sedans and hatchbacks originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the 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". Additionally, if not included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Nissan is recalling certain 2005-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2008 Nissan Versa vehicles originally sold, or ever 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 used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, 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 front passenger air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began on June 8, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported January 10, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V028000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V028000, 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: January 10, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted