NHTSA Campaign 17V253000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 17V253000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 17V253000 with NHTSA on April 13, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V253000, NHTSA lists up to 30,038 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 4, 2016 and December 23, 2016.
The 17V253000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V253000 were scheduled from June 7, 2017, 55 days after the report.
17V253000 covers 2 models from Nissan, model years 2014–2017.
Owners of the model years 17V253000 covers have filed at least 112 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V253000 vehicles, the 2014 Nissan Sentra has the most (51).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V253000 ranks 74 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V253000, Nissan North America, Inc has 36 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V253000 was 17V144000, reported on March 6, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 LEAF and 2014, 2016 and 2017 Sentra vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error within the air bag inflators, the passenger frontal air bag may not properly deploy in the event of a crash.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash, if the front passenger air bag doesn't deploy properly, it can increase the risk of injury to passengers.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began June 7, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported April 13, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V253000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V253000, 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: April 13, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted