The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) and Infiniti JX35 and model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 and QX60 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system (OCS) software may incorrectly classify the passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
The risk
If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger airbag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Infiniti JX35 | 2013 |
| Infiniti Q50 | 2014 |
| Infiniti QX60 | 2014 |
| Nissan Altima | 2013, 2014 |
| Nissan Leaf | 2013, 2014 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 2013, 2014 |
| Nissan Redundant NV200 | 2013 |
| Nissan Sentra | 2013, 2014 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infiniti JX35 | 2013 | 280 | 7 |
| Infiniti Q50 | 2014 | 169 | 5 |
| Infiniti QX60 | 2014 | 199 | 7 |
| Nissan Altima | 2013 | 2,313 | 12 |
| Nissan Altima | 2014 | 1,114 | 8 |
| Nissan Leaf | 2013 | 81 | 5 |
| Nissan Leaf | 2014 | 34 | 6 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 2013 | 890 | 11 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 2014 | 575 | 11 |
| Nissan Redundant NV200 | 2013 | 13 | 4 |
| Nissan Sentra | 2013 | 638 | 6 |
| Nissan Sentra | 2014 | 380 | 5 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2014
83 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the electrical system; Nissan North America, Inc. filed 226 campaigns in all.
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| 14V722000 10 Nov 2014 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 14V714000 7 Nov 2014 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 14V699000 4 Nov 2014 | Keystone RV Company |
| 14V690000 3 Nov 2014 | Airstream, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014