Air Bags

NHTSA campaign 17V253000 · announced April 13, 2017 · filed by Nissan North America, Inc. · 30,038 units affected

The problem

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 LEAF and 2014, 2016 and 2017 Sentra vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error within the air bag inflators, the passenger frontal air bag may not properly deploy in the event of a crash.

The risk

In the event of a crash, if the front passenger air bag doesn't deploy properly, it can increase the risk of injury to passengers.

What to do

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began June 7, 2017. 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

• 2015 Nissan Leaf
• 2016 Nissan Leaf
• 2017 Nissan Leaf
• 2014 Nissan Sentra
• 2016 Nissan Sentra
• 2017 Nissan Sentra

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