Nissan recall: Air bags
What is wrong
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2012 nissan altima vehicles manufactured from june 15, 2011, through june 21, 2011 and model year 2012 nissan nv vehicles manufactured from june 23, 2011, through june 28, 2011 because the air bag control unit (acu) was assembled incorrectly.
What could happen
The affected acu will not operate as designed and this issue may cause the air bags not to inflate in a crash when they are designed to inflate. This could increase the risk of injury.
The fix
Nissan will replace the air bag control unit free of charge. The safety recall began on august 22, 2011. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Vehicles covered
- Nissan Altima 2012
- Nissan Nv 2012
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 11V408000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Nissan North America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 9, 2011
- Owners notified
- Aug 22, 2011
- Vehicles or items affected
- 54
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jun 15, 2011 to Jun 21, 2011
- Part
- Air bags › Frontal › Sensor/control module-inactive
Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
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- Nissan recall: Back over prevention Sep 8, 2023
- Nissan recall: Tires Mar 11, 2021
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.