Recall 15V287000: 2002–2006 Nissan Sentra and 7 other models

Report received

May 15, 2015

Manufacturer

Nissan North America, Inc.

Potentially affected

1,090,569vehicles

Model years

2001–2006

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 North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2001-2003 Nissan Maxima, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 and I35, 2003 FX35 and FX45, and 2001 I30 vehicles. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.

Possible consequence

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 15, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: On December 18, 2015 Nissan informed NHTSA of an amendment of this recall to remove 2004-2005 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 vehicles.

Affected model years

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

• 2003 Infiniti FX3561 complaints
• 2004 Infiniti FX35120 complaints
• 2005 Infiniti FX3594 complaints
• 2003 Infiniti FX4525 complaints
• 2004 Infiniti FX4520 complaints
• 2005 Infiniti FX4511 complaints
• 2001 Infiniti I3075 complaints
• 2002 Infiniti I3570 complaints
• 2003 Infiniti I3593 complaints
• 2002 Infiniti QX437 complaints
• 2003 Infiniti QX420 complaints
• 2001 Nissan Maxima172 complaints
• 2002 Nissan Maxima205 complaints
• 2003 Nissan Maxima206 complaints
• 2002 Nissan Pathfinder156 complaints
• 2003 Nissan Pathfinder110 complaints
• 2004 Nissan Pathfinder67 complaints
• 2002 Nissan Sentra304 complaints
• 2003 Nissan Sentra180 complaints
• 2004 Nissan Sentra197 complaints
• 2005 Nissan Sentra170 complaints
• 2006 Nissan Sentra116 complaints