NHTSA Campaign 17V691000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 17V691000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 17V691000 with NHTSA on November 1, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V691000, NHTSA lists up to 17,507 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 10, 2015 and June 16, 2017.
The 17V691000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V691000 were scheduled from March 26, 2018, 145 days after the report.
17V691000 covers 1 model from Infiniti, model years 2017–2018.
Owners of the model years 17V691000 covers have filed at least 16 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V691000 vehicles, the 2017 Infiniti QX30 has the most (11).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V691000 ranks 88 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V691000, Nissan North America, Inc has 36 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V691000 was 17V571000, reported on September 15, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling 2017-2018 Infiniti QX30 vehicles. The driver's air bag may unexpectedly deploy due to insufficient grounding of the steering components if an electrostatic discharge occurs and the air bag clockspring is broken.
- The risk
- If the driver air bag inadvertently deploys, it can increase the risk of injury and a crash.
- The fix
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will add sufficient grounding to the steering components, free of charge. The recall began March 26, 2018. Owners may contact Infiniti customer service at 1-800-622-6200, option 7.
Reported November 1, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V691000 (2)
Infiniti (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V691000, 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: November 1, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted