Nissan Recalls 990,000 Vehicles for Air Bag Malfunction About 183,000 Sentra compacts from the model year 2013 are being recalled because of possible air bag problems. NISSAN By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN March 26, 2014 In the fifth huge recall for automakers this year, Nissan is recalling nearly a million vehicles, including 544,000 Altima sedans, because the front passenger-side air bag might not deploy in a crash, the company said in a report to regulators published on Wednesday. The problem, on vehicles in the 2013-14 model years, stems from a federally mandated system intended to determine whether the front passenger seat is occupied — and turn off the air bag if it is not — or if a small child is seated there. Nissan told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that a software problem in the occupant classification system might not detect an occupant in that seat. The automaker blamed the sensitivity of the software calibration, particularly when “a combination of factors such as high engine vibration at idle when the seat is initially empty and then becomes occupied” or an “unusual” seating posture are factors. The Nissan models affected, about 990,000, include the 544,000 Altima sedans, 29,000 Leaf electric vehicles, 124,000 Pathfinder sport utility vehicles, 183,000 Sentra compacts and 6,700 NV200 taxis from the 2013 model year. Infiniti models affected by the action include 64,000 2013 JX35 and 2014 QX60 models and 40,000 2014 Q50 sedans
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 18:03:20 +0000
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