NHTSA Campaign 17V449000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 17V449000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 17V449000 with NHTSA on July 17, 2017; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 17V449000, NHTSA lists up to 515,394 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 26, 2006 and December 18, 2012.
The 17V449000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V449000 were scheduled from March 9, 2018, 235 days after the report.
17V449000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2007–2012.
Owners of the model years 17V449000 covers have filed at least 950 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V449000 vehicles, the 2009 Nissan Versa has the most (180).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V449000 ranks 12 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V449000, Nissan North America, Inc has 36 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V449000 was 17V275000, reported on April 26, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Versa Sedan and 2007-2012 Versa Hatchback vehicles. The affected vehicles have a driver frontal air bag inflator that may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to moderate absolute humidity, temperatures, and temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the subject inflator with a new one manufactured by a different supplier, free of charge. The recall began on March 9, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported July 17, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V449000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V449000, 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: July 17, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted