NHTSA Campaign 20V188000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 20V188000 covers 7 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 20V188000 with NHTSA on March 30, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V188000, NHTSA lists up to 216,678 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V188000 were scheduled from May 7, 2020, 38 days after the report.
20V188000 covers 3 models from Nissan and Infiniti, model years 2012–2015.
Owners of the model years 20V188000 covers have filed at least 26 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V188000 vehicles, the 2015 Nissan Armada has the most (8).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V188000 ranks 29 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 20V188000, Nissan North America, Inc has 36 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 20V188000 was 20V008000, reported on January 9, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2012-2017 NV Cargo and NV Passenger Van, 2013-2015 Titan and Armada and 2011-2012 Infiniti QX56 vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the air bag inflator may not function properly or may rupture during deployment.
- 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 front driver air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began May 7, 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or Infiniti customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
Reported March 30, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V188000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V188000, 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: March 30, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted