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VehicleApr 26, 2016645,898 affected

Nissan recall: Air bags

What is wrong

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Sentra vehicles manufactured June 4, 2012, to April 9, 2016. The front passenger seat belt bracket may become deformed if it is used to secure a Child Restraint System (CRS). The deformed seat bracket may cause the Occupant Classification System (OCS) to incorrectly classify the installed CRS, resulting in the front passenger air bag to not be turned off as designed when a CRS is in the seat.

What could happen

If the frontal passenger air bag deploys in the event of a crash when a child seat is installed in the front passenger seat, there will be an increased risk of injury to the child in the CRS.

The fix

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reinforce the seat belt bracket as well as reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU), free of charge. The recall began on June 13, 2016. Owners are warned not to install a CRS in the front seat. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.

Vehicles covered

Facts

NHTSA recall number
16V242000
Type
Vehicle
Filed by
Nissan North America, Inc.
Reported to NHTSA
Apr 26, 2016
Owners notified
Jun 13, 2016
Vehicles or items affected
645,898
Started by
NHTSA investigation
Built
Jun 4, 2012 to Apr 9, 2016
Part
Air bags › Sensor › Occupant classification

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.

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