NHTSA Campaign 20V747000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 20V747000 covers 5 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 20V747000 with NHTSA on December 1, 2020; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 20V747000, NHTSA lists up to 3,930 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V747000 were scheduled from January 22, 2021, 52 days after the report.
20V747000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2002–2006.
Owners of the model years 20V747000 covers have filed at least 129 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V747000 vehicles, the 2004 Nissan Sentra has the most (32).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V747000 ranks 130 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 20V747000, Nissan North America, Inc has 36 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 20V747000 was 20V188000, reported on March 30, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2002-2006 Sentra vehicles whose passenger air bags were previously inspected and may have been released without replacing the Takata air bag inflator. In the event of a crash, Takata frontal passenger air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high 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
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been completed. Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will re-inspect the vehicle and, if necessary, replace the air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 22, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PM964.
Reported December 1, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V747000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V747000, 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: December 1, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted