NHTSA Recall 17V449000
NHTSA Campaign Id 17V449000; Date: Jul. 17, 2017
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
2007 Nissan Versa; 2008 Nissan Versa; 2009 Nissan Versa; 2010 Nissan Versa; 2011 Nissan Versa; 2012 Nissan Versa
Component: Air Bags:frontal:driver Side Inflator Module
Manufactured by: Nissan North America, Inc.
Affected Units:: 515,394
Recall Summary:
Nissan north America, inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2007-2011 versa sedan and 2007-2012 versa hatchback vehicles. The affected vehicles have a driver frontal air bag inflator that may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to moderate absolute humidity, temperatures, and temperature cycling.
How to Fix:
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the subject inflator with a new one manufactured by a different supplier, free of charge. Remedy parts are not currently available. An interim owner notification letter was set September 20, 2017. A second letter will be sent when remedy parts are available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service 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.
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