NHTSA safety recall

Recall 20V008000

Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module — Infiniti, Nissan · reported 9 Jan 2020 · 307,962 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2001-2003 Maxima, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2007-2011 Versa Sedan and Versa Hatchback, 2001-2004 Infiniti I30 and I35, 2002-2003 Inifiniti QX4, 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 and 2006-2010 M35 and M45 vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated, frontal passenger air bag inflators containing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant that were used as interim remedy parts for previous Takata recalls. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

The risk

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

The fix

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflators with alternate desiccated inflators, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 888-737-9511 or Infiniti customer service at 888-810-3715.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

NHTSA campaign
20V008000
Filed by
Nissan North America, Inc.
Report received
9 Jan 2020
Owners notified
12 Feb 2020
Potentially affected
307,962

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2003 Infiniti Fx35 2004 Infiniti Fx35 2005 Infiniti Fx35 2006 Infiniti Fx35 2007 Infiniti Fx35 2008 Infiniti Fx35 2003 Infiniti Fx45 2004 Infiniti Fx45 2005 Infiniti Fx45 2006 Infiniti Fx45 2007 Infiniti Fx45 2008 Infiniti Fx45 2001 Infiniti I30 2002 Infiniti I30 2003 Infiniti I30 2004 Infiniti I30 2001 Infiniti I35 2002 Infiniti I35 2003 Infiniti I35 2004 Infiniti I35 2006 Infiniti M35 2007 Infiniti M35 2008 Infiniti M35 2009 Infiniti M35 2010 Infiniti M35 2006 Infiniti M45 2007 Infiniti M45 2008 Infiniti M45 2009 Infiniti M45 2010 Infiniti M45 2002 Infiniti Qx4 2003 Infiniti Qx4 2001 Nissan Maxima 2002 Nissan Maxima 2003 Nissan Maxima 2002 Nissan Pathfinder 2003 Nissan Pathfinder 2004 Nissan Pathfinder 2002 Nissan Sentra 2003 Nissan Sentra 2004 Nissan Sentra 2005 Nissan Sentra 2006 Nissan Sentra 2007 Nissan Versa 2008 Nissan Versa 2009 Nissan Versa 2010 Nissan Versa 2011 Nissan Versa

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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