NHTSA Campaign 18V044000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V044000 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 18V044000 with NHTSA on January 10, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V044000, NHTSA lists up to 52,614 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 18V044000 were scheduled from March 9, 2018, 58 days after the report.
18V044000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2009–2012.
Owners of the model years 18V044000 covers have filed at least 629 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V044000 vehicles, the 2009 Nissan Versa has the most (180).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V044000 ranks 59 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V044000, Nissan North America, Inc has 36 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V044000 was 17V837000, reported on December 20, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2009-2012 Versa Hatchback, and 2009-2011 Versa Sedan vehicles ever registered in the states of 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, Nissan is recalling certain 2009-2010 Versa Hatchback, and Versa Sedan vehicles ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, 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." Nissan is also recalling certain 2009 Versa Hatchback and Versa Sedan vehicles ever registered in the states of 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 or "Zone C." In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these passenger air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp 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 passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 9, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Reported January 10, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V044000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V044000, 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, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted