NHTSA recall 16V242000
Air Bags · Nissan North America, Inc.
Details
What's 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…
Why it matters: 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: 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.
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All model years NHTSA lists
2013 Nissan Sentra, 2014 Nissan Sentra, 2015 Nissan Sentra, 2016 Nissan Sentra.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 16V242000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.