Infiniti JX35, QX60, QX60 Hybrid; Nissan Altima and 2 more (2013-2015): Air bags
Recall 15V681000 · Oct 20, 2015 · Nissan North America, Inc.
919
vehicles affected
919
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V681000
- Date
- Oct 20, 2015
- Maker
- Nissan North America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 919
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Sensor > Occupant classification; Air bags > Frontal
- Model years
- 2013-2015
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima and Pathfinder vehicles, 2013-2014 Nissan Sentra vehicles, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles, 2014-2015 Infiniti QX60 vehicles and 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid vehicles. The affected vehicles received an incorrect occupant classification system (OCS) control unit during a repair. These OCS control units may incorrectly classify the front 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 air bag 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 November 30, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Vehicles covered
6 models, 12 model years in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V681000?
6 models: Infiniti JX35 (2013), Infiniti QX60 (2014-2015), Infiniti QX60 Hybrid (2014) and 3 more, about 919 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V681000?
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on November 30, 2015. 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 air bag 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.