NHTSA Campaign 16V724000

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

Issued by Nissan North America, Inc. · Reported Oct 11, 2016 · 1,754 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2017 Versa vehicles manufactured August 1, 2016, to August 16, 2016. A seam in the fabric section of the side curtain air bags may tear during side curtain air bag deployment, potentially affecting the performance of the air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 226, "Ejection Mitigation", and number 214, "Side Impact Protection."

Consequence

In the event of a crash necessitating side curtain air bag deployment, if the side curtain air bags do not deploy as intended there would be an increased risk of injury.

Remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left and right side curtain air bags, free of charge. The recall began on December 2, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NISSAN VERSA 2017 1,754

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V724000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.