Infiniti / Nissan recall: Air bags
What is wrong
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima and Pathfinder vehicles, 2013-2014 Nissan Sentra vehicles, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles, 2014-2015 Infiniti QX60 vehicles and 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid vehicles. The affected vehicles received an incorrect occupant classification system (OCS) control unit during a repair. These OCS control units may incorrectly classify the front passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
What could happen
If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger air bag 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 fix
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on November 30, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Vehicles covered
- Infiniti Jx35 2013
- Infiniti Qx60 2014–2015
- Infiniti Qx60 Hybrid 2014
- Nissan Altima 2013–2015
- Nissan Pathfinder 2013–2015
- Nissan Sentra 2013–2014
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V681000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Nissan North America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Oct 20, 2015
- Owners notified
- Nov 30, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 919
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- May 22, 2013 to Nov 18, 2014
- Part
- Air bags › Sensor › Occupant classification; Air bags › Frontal
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Infiniti / Nissan recall: Service brakes, hydraulic Mar 19, 2025
- Infiniti / Nissan recall: Seat belts Mar 5, 2024
- Infiniti / Nissan recall: Air bags Feb 27, 2024
- Infiniti recall: Exterior lighting Dec 4, 2023
- Infiniti / Nissan recall: Seats Apr 13, 2023
- Infiniti recall: Seats Feb 21, 2023
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.