Air Bags

NHTSA campaign 13V069000 · announced March 1, 2013 · filed by Nissan North America, Inc. · 82,038 units affected

The problem

Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, Sentra, and Infiniti JX35 vehicles. Sensors within the passenger Occupant Detection System (ODS) may have been manufactured out of specification. This may cause the system to malfunction and permanently suppress the passenger airbag.

The risk

If the vehicle is involved in a crash necessitating airbag deployment and the passenger airbag is suppressed, there may be an increased risk of personal injury.

What to do

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ODS sensors and replace them as neccessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 6, 2013. Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1-800-647-7261.

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.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2013 Infiniti Jx35
• 2013 Nissan Altima
• 2013 Nissan Leaf
• 2013 Nissan Pathfinder
• 2013 Nissan Sentra

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal or repair advice.