Recall 11V408000: 2012 Nissan Altima and 1 other model

Report received

Aug 9, 2011

Manufacturer

Nissan north america, inc.

Potentially affected

54vehicles

Model years

2012

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

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.

Possible consequence

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.

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.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2012 Nissan Altima426 complaints
• 2012 Nissan NV7 complaints