NISSAN SENTRA 2016: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 16V242000

Make Model Year
NISSAN SENTRA 2016
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2016-06-13 2016-04-26 2016-04-26

Production Dates: 2012-06-04 - 2016-04-09

Manufacturers Involved: Nissan North America, Inc.

Component: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 645898

Report Initiator: ODI ODI Report

Summary

Nissan North America, Inc. "Nissan" is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Sentra vehicles manufactured June 4, 2012, to April 9, 2016. The front passenger seat belt bracket may become deformed if it is used to secure a Child Restraint System "CRS". The deformed seat bracket may cause the Occupant Classification System "OCS" to incorrectly classify the installed CRS, resulting in the front passenger air bag to not be turned off as designed when a CRS is in the seat.

Consequence

If the frontal passenger air bag deploys in the event of a crash when a child seat is installed in the front passenger seat, there will be an increased risk of injury to the child in the CRS.

Remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reinforce the seat belt bracket as well as reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit "ACU" and OCS Electronic Control Unit "ECU", free of charge. The recall began on June 13, 2016. Owners are warned not to install a CRS in the front seat. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', or go to www.safercar.gov.