NHTSA recall 11V408000
Air bags › Frontal › Sensor/control module-inactive
Nissan Altima and 1 more
Reported Aug 9, 201154 vehicles affectedNISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Built Jun 15, 2011 – Jun 21, 2011
The defect
Nissan IS recalling certain model year 2012 nissan altima vehicles manufactured from june 15, 2011, through june 21, 2011 and model year 2012 nissan NV vehicles manufactured from june 23, 2011, through june 28, 2011 because the air bag control unit (acu) was assembled incorrectly.
The risk
The affected acu will not operate as designed and this issue may cause the air bags not to inflate in a crash when they are designed to inflate. this could increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Nissan will replace the air bag control unit free of charge. the safety recall began on august 22, 2011. owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.