Nissan North America, Inc. | NHTSA Recall #18V401000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 18V401000 by Nissan North America, Inc.. Affecting 2011 nissan versa sedan vehicles and 2011-2012 nissan versa hatchback vehicles ever registered in the states of 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 Includes 104,762 affected units, Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode, component: AIR BAGS, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModels2011 nissan versa sedan vehicles and 2011-2012 nissan versa hatchback vehicles ever registered in the states of 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
Defect Summary
Nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain 2011 nissan versa sedan vehicles and 2011-2012 nissan versa hatchback vehicles ever registered in the states of 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. nissan is also recalling 2010-2011 nissan versa sedan vehicles and 2010-2012 nissan versa hatchback vehicles ever registered in the states of ever registered in the states of 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. in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these passenger air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Corrective Action
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. the recall began july 5, 2018. owners may contact nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.