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NHTSA 15V681000 United States

Nissan Altima recall: Air Bags:frontal

Official safety recall 15V681000 published by NHTSA.

High risk

Contact an authorised dealer of the maker. Recall repairs are free of charge.

Campaign15V681000
ComponentAir Bags:frontal
Report date2015-10-20
ManufacturerNissan North America, Inc.
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Affected vehicles

VehicleModel yearMarket
Infiniti QX602014United States
Infiniti QX602015United States
Nissan Sentra2013United States
Nissan Sentra2014United States
Nissan Pathfinder2013United States
Nissan Pathfinder2014United States
Nissan Pathfinder2015United States
Nissan Altima2013United States
Nissan Altima2014United States
Nissan Altima2015United States

The problem

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.

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 official remedy

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.