NHTSA Recall 16V242000
NHTSA Campaign Id 16V242000; Date: Apr. 26, 2016
If the frontal passenger air bag deploys in the event of a crash when a child seat is installed in the front passenger seat, there will be an increased risk of injury to the child in the crs.
Recalled Vehicles:
2013 Nissan Sentra; 2014 Nissan Sentra; 2015 Nissan Sentra; 2016 Nissan Sentra
Component: Air Bags: Occupant Classification System - Ocs (front Passenger)
Manufactured by: Nissan North America, Inc.
Affected Units:: 645,898
Recall Summary:
Nissan north America, inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 sentra vehicles manufactured June 4, 2012, to April 9, 2016. The front passenger seat belt bracket may become deformed if it is used to secure a child restraint system (crs). The deformed seat bracket may cause the occupant classification system (OCS) to incorrectly classify the installed crs, resulting in the front passenger air bag to not be turned off as designed when a crs is in the seat.
How to Fix:
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reinforce the seat belt bracket as well as reprogram the air bag control unit (acu) and OCS electronic control unit (ecu), free of charge. The recall began on June 13, 2016. Owners are warned not to install a crs in the front seat. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.
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: Jun 13, 2016
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