The defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2012 Nissan Versa hatchbacks originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan) and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A". Additionally, if not included in "Zone A" above, Nissan is recalling certain 2009-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45 and 2009 Nissan Versa sedans and hatchbacks originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B". Additionally, if not included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Nissan is recalling certain 2005-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2008 Nissan Versa vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
The risk
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began on June 8, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Infiniti FX35 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Infiniti FX45 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Infiniti M35 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Infiniti M45 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Nissan Versa | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 |
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
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 FX35 | 2005 | 94 | 9 |
| Infiniti FX35 | 2006 | 40 | 7 |
| Infiniti FX35 | 2007 | 37 | 4 |
| Infiniti FX35 | 2008 | 35 | 4 |
| Infiniti FX45 | 2005 | 11 | 9 |
| Infiniti FX45 | 2006 | 4 | 7 |
| Infiniti FX45 | 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| Infiniti FX45 | 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| Infiniti M35 | 2006 | 210 | 5 |
| Infiniti M35 | 2007 | 155 | 4 |
| Infiniti M35 | 2008 | 60 | 5 |
| Infiniti M35 | 2009 | 16 | 5 |
| Infiniti M35 | 2010 | 20 | 5 |
| Infiniti M45 | 2006 | 72 | 5 |
| Infiniti M45 | 2007 | 27 | 4 |
| Infiniti M45 | 2008 | 6 | 5 |
| Infiniti M45 | 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| Infiniti M45 | 2010 | 1 | 5 |
| Nissan Versa | 2007 | 354 | 8 |
| Nissan Versa | 2008 | 381 | 7 |
| Nissan Versa | 2009 | 504 | 7 |
| Nissan Versa | 2012 | 486 | 10 |
Other air bags recalls in 2017
90 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the air bags; Nissan North America, Inc. filed 226 campaigns in all.
| 17V822000 20 Dec 2017 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 17V837000 20 Dec 2017 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 17V803000 18 Dec 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V818000 18 Dec 2017 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 17V813000 18 Dec 2017 | Bluecar SAS |
| 17V806000 14 Dec 2017 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 17V807000 14 Dec 2017 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 17V801000 13 Dec 2017 | Hyundai Motor America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017