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Nissan Motor Company will recall 3.53 million vehicles worldwide, out of which 3.2 million were sold in the United States of America.
The recall action targets the system that controls the front passenger airbag, which might not deploy in the case of an accident because of a miscalibration in the occupant sensing system.
According to Nissan, the system might not properly register an adult that's sitting in the front passenger's seat and may not activate the respective airbag. Nissan's latest recall has come after an NHTSA investigation regarding a previous repair of airbag systems.
The NHTSA received 1,271 complaints from owners who stated that the passenger airbag deactivation light remained on even if an adult was sitting in the front passenger seat. Some of the affected vehicles were previously recalled for a similar issue.
Depending on the affected models, the system might not work in the same way. For example, in the case of the 2013-2016 Nissan Sentra, of which 622,110 units are affected, the passenger airbag may deploy when it shouldn't. In the instance of this model, Nissan will also enhance the passenger seat belt bracket as they discovered it might become deformed if a child restraint system is used.
Meanwhile, for models like the 2016-2017 Maxima, 2013-2016 Altima, NV200, Leaf, 2013-2017 Pathfinder, NV200 Taxi, Rogue, Murano, Infiniti QX60, Q50, JX35, and Chevrolet City Express, the airbag may not deploy because of the issue.
As you can observe, there is also a General Motors vehicle that has this problem, so the company will notify the owners of the Chevrolet City Express to schedule the repair. The latter model was built by Nissan for GM.
According to the Japanese automaker, at least three accidents happened with one of the affected models in which the system did not function properly. Fortunately, nobody was killed, but there have been “moderate injuries.” As Automotive News notes, only 20% of US models will require a hardware fix, while the rest of the cars will be repaired through a software update.
According to Nissan, the system might not properly register an adult that's sitting in the front passenger's seat and may not activate the respective airbag. Nissan's latest recall has come after an NHTSA investigation regarding a previous repair of airbag systems.
The NHTSA received 1,271 complaints from owners who stated that the passenger airbag deactivation light remained on even if an adult was sitting in the front passenger seat. Some of the affected vehicles were previously recalled for a similar issue.
Depending on the affected models, the system might not work in the same way. For example, in the case of the 2013-2016 Nissan Sentra, of which 622,110 units are affected, the passenger airbag may deploy when it shouldn't. In the instance of this model, Nissan will also enhance the passenger seat belt bracket as they discovered it might become deformed if a child restraint system is used.
Meanwhile, for models like the 2016-2017 Maxima, 2013-2016 Altima, NV200, Leaf, 2013-2017 Pathfinder, NV200 Taxi, Rogue, Murano, Infiniti QX60, Q50, JX35, and Chevrolet City Express, the airbag may not deploy because of the issue.
As you can observe, there is also a General Motors vehicle that has this problem, so the company will notify the owners of the Chevrolet City Express to schedule the repair. The latter model was built by Nissan for GM.
According to the Japanese automaker, at least three accidents happened with one of the affected models in which the system did not function properly. Fortunately, nobody was killed, but there have been “moderate injuries.” As Automotive News notes, only 20% of US models will require a hardware fix, while the rest of the cars will be repaired through a software update.
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