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  Defect Investigation of Improper Frontal Air Bag Deployment

Investigation of Improper Frontal Air Bag Deployment

Subject: Improper frontal air bag deployment
Components covered:
  • Air bags
  • Front air bags
  • Air bags frontal driver side inflator module
  • Air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module
Investigations Summary: The office of defects investigation (odi) has received two unusual but similar complaints of improper air bag deployment on model year 2013 Nissan rogue vehicles. Both complaints allege the driver's frontal air bag deployed as a result of a crash but the air bag deployed many seconds (possibly up to a minute or so) after the crash. They also allege the air bag deployed slowly or did not fully inflate. A preliminary evaluation has been opened to determine the cause, scope and consequence of this issue. The odi reports cited above can be reviewed online at http://www-odi. NHTSA. Dot. Gov/owners/searchNHTSAid under the following identification numbers: 10566667 and 10644946.
Vehicles Affected by this investigation:
  • 2013 Nissan Rogue

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