| Subject: | Side air bag non-deployment |
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| Investigations Summary: | This investigation was opened on Dec. 2, 2008. It was closed on Apr. 1, 2009. The subject vehicles are equipped with seat-mounted, side torso air bags for the driver and front passenger. This investigation has revealed that faulty side air bag module connectors located under the front seats can cause an interruption in the electrical current that will drop the input voltage below the specified range. As a result, the air bag warning lamp illuminates and the affected side air bag is deactivated. The rates of complaints, field reports and warranty claims related to the subject issue are very high. For example, Nissan submitted 4,853 warranty claims on 3,551 distinct subject vehicles out of 13,836 total subject vehicles. Also, analyses of warranty claims indicate an increasing failure trend over time. This preliminary evaluation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea09-005) to further study the issue. |
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