Recall 17V449000: 2007–2012 Nissan Versa

Report received

Jul 17, 2017

Manufacturer

Nissan North America, Inc.

Potentially affected

515,394vehicles

Model years

2007–2012

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 North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Versa Sedan and 2007-2012 Versa Hatchback vehicles. The affected vehicles have a driver frontal air bag inflator that may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to moderate absolute humidity, temperatures, and temperature cycling.

Possible consequence

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

Remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the subject inflator with a new one manufactured by a different supplier, free of charge. The recall began on March 9, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

Affected model years

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

• 2007 Nissan Versa354 complaints
• 2008 Nissan Versa381 complaints
• 2009 Nissan Versa504 complaints
• 2010 Nissan Versa269 complaints
• 2011 Nissan Versa269 complaints
• 2012 Nissan Versa486 complaints