Infiniti JX35, Q50, QX60; Nissan Altima and 4 more (2013-2014): Air bags
Recall 14V138000 · Mar 25, 2014 · Nissan North America, Inc.
989,701
vehicles affected
989,701
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V138000
- Date
- Mar 25, 2014
- Maker
- Nissan North America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 989,701
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Frontal; Electrical system > Software
- Model years
- 2013-2014
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) and Infiniti JX35 and model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 and QX60 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system (OCS) software may incorrectly classify the passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
What can happen
If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger airbag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Vehicles covered
8 models, 12 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V138000?
8 models: Infiniti JX35 (2013), Infiniti Q50 (2014), Infiniti QX60 (2014) and 5 more, about 989,701 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V138000?
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
What can happen?
If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger airbag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.