NHTSA Campaign 16V244000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Issued by Nissan North America, Inc. · Reported Apr 26, 2016 · 3,296,947 vehicles affected
What's wrong
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.
Consequence
If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
Remedy
Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, Infiniti customer service at 1-888-833-3216 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.
Vehicles affected by this recall
| Make | Model | Year | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEVROLET | CITY EXPRESS | 2015 | 3,296,947 |
| CHEVROLET | CITY EXPRESS | 2016 | 3,296,947 |
| INFINITI | JX35 | 2013 | 3,296,947 |
| INFINITI | Q50 | 2014 | 3,296,947 |
| INFINITI | Q50 | 2015 | 3,296,947 |
| INFINITI | Q50 | 2016 | 3,296,947 |
| INFINITI | Q50 | 2017 | 3,296,947 |
| INFINITI | Q50 HYBRID | 2014 | 3,296,947 |
| INFINITI | Q50 HYBRID | 2015 | 3,296,947 |
| INFINITI | Q50 HYBRID | 2016 | 3,296,947 |
| INFINITI | QX60 | 2014 | 3,296,947 |
| INFINITI | QX60 | 2015 | 3,296,947 |
| INFINITI | QX60 | 2016 | 3,296,947 |
| INFINITI | QX60 HYBRID | 2014 | 3,296,947 |
| INFINITI | QX60 HYBRID | 2015 | 3,296,947 |
| INFINITI | QX60 HYBRID | 2016 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | ALTIMA | 2013 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | ALTIMA | 2014 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | ALTIMA | 2015 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | ALTIMA | 2016 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | LEAF | 2013 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | LEAF | 2014 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | LEAF | 2015 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | LEAF | 2016 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | MAXIMA | 2016 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | MAXIMA | 2017 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | MURANO | 2015 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | MURANO | 2016 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | MURANO HYBRID | 2015 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | MURANO HYBRID | 2016 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | NV200 | 2013 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | NV200 | 2014 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | NV200 | 2015 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | NV200 | 2016 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | NV200 TAXI | 2014 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | NV200 TAXI | 2015 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | NV200 TAXI | 2016 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | PATHFINDER | 2013 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | PATHFINDER | 2014 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | PATHFINDER | 2015 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | PATHFINDER | 2016 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | PATHFINDER HYBRID | 2014 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | PATHFINDER HYBRID | 2015 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | ROGUE | 2014 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | ROGUE | 2015 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | ROGUE | 2016 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | ROGUE | 2017 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | SENTRA | 2013 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | SENTRA | 2014 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | SENTRA | 2015 | 3,296,947 |
| NISSAN | SENTRA | 2016 | 3,296,947 |
Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V244000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.