Nissan Sentra (2013-2016): Air bags
Recall 16V242000 · Apr 26, 2016 · Nissan North America, Inc.
645,898
vehicles affected
645,898
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V242000
- Date
- Apr 26, 2016
- Maker
- Nissan North America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 645,898
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Sensor > Occupant classification
- Model years
- 2013-2016
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
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.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 4 model years in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V242000?
1 model: Nissan Sentra (2013-2016), about 645,898 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V242000?
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.
What can happen?
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.
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.