NHTSA Campaign 08V066000

AIR BAGS

Issued by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Reported Feb 12, 2008 · 16,365 vehicles affected

What's wrong

NISSAN IS RECALLING 16,365 MY 2008 INFINITI EX35 AND MY 2009 NISSAN MURANO VEHICLES. DUE TO INCORRECT SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING, THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU) MAY CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED IF THE VEHICLE BATTERY BECOMES SIGNIFICANTLY DISCHARGED.

Consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT INFLATING IN A CRASH IN WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO SO, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ACU IN AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200 OR NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
INFINITI EX35 2008 16,365
NISSAN MURANO 2009 16,365

Source: NHTSA Campaign 08V066000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.