Nissan to Recall Nearly One Million Vehicles for Possible Air Bag Failure

Harold Cunningham/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Nissan is recalling nearly one million vehicles after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation found a problem that could cause the vehicles’ air bags to fail to deploy.

Certain vehicles from the model years 2013 and 2014 will be recalled because of the problem. According to the NHTSA, if the occupant classification system fails to detect an adult in the passenger seat, the air bag would be deactivated, increasing risk of injury to the passenger in a potential crash. The system might fail if there is “high engine vibration when the seat is initially empty and then becomes occupied” or under “unusual occupant seating postures.”

The occupant classification systems that are believed to have caused the problem were manufactured at just five of Nissan’s plants. Nissan did not provide data on whether any accidents involving the vehicles in question resulted in injuries or deaths, USA Today reports.

Nissan plans to begin the recall in April and will update the OCS software at no cost to vehicle owners.

The following vehicles are associated with the plants that produced the faulty OCS:

Infiniti JX35 – Model Year 2013
Infiniti Q50 – Model Year 2014
Infiniti QX60 – Model Year 2014
Nissan Altima – Model Years 2013-2014
Nissan Leaf – Model Years 2013-2014
Nissan NV 200 – Model Year 2013
Nissan Pathfinder – Model Years 2013-2014
Nissan Sentra – Model Year 2013-2014

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