NHTSA Campaign 18V452000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Nissan North America, Inc. · Reported Jul 6, 2018 · 233 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2007-2008 Nissan Versa sedan and Versa hatchback vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The passenger air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation due to exposure to humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence

If an inflator were to explode it may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began July 25, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: The vehicles covered by this recall are in addition to those covered by recall 16V-349.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NISSAN VERSA 2007 233
NISSAN VERSA 2008 233

Source: NHTSA Campaign 18V452000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.