NHTSA Recall 14V138000
NHTSA Campaign Id 14V138000; Date: Mar. 25, 2014
If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger airbag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.
Recalled Vehicles:
2013 Infiniti JX35; 2014 Infiniti Q50; 2014 Infiniti QX60; 2013 Nissan Altima; 2014 Nissan Altima; 2013 Nissan Leaf; 2014 Nissan Leaf; 2013 Nissan NV200; 2013 Nissan Pathfinder; 2014 Nissan Pathfinder; 2013 Nissan Sentra; 2014 Nissan Sentra
Component: Air Bags:frontal
Manufactured by: Nissan North America, Inc.
Affected Units:: 989,701
Recall Summary:
Nissan north America, inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 altima, leaf, pathfinder, and sentra, model year 2013 nv200 (aka taxi) and Infiniti jx35 and model year 2014 Infiniti q50 and qx60 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system (OCS) software may incorrectly classify the passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
How to Fix:
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Apr 14, 2014
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