Recall 16V242000 — AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION Defect in 2013-2016 NISSAN SENTRA
RECALL This recall affects up to 645,898 vehicles.
Recall Summary
| NHTSA Campaign | 16V242000 |
| Manufacturer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Vehicles Affected | 645,898 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION |
| Date Notified | |
| Affected Vehicles |
Defect Description
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.
Safety 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.
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