Nissan Motor () Patrol: A Non-dessicated Passenger Airbag Inflator Was Used During Previous Recall To Replace This Component

Nissan Airbag Inflator Recall Summary Nissan is recalling approximately 165,738 vehicles (Patrol, Terrano, Tino, Almera, Navara, and X-Trail models) in the United Kingdom because a previous 2013 repair used a non-dessicated passenger airbag inflator when it should have used a dessicated one. Although no incidents have been reported with these inflators, Nissan is replacing them with the correct dessicated version as a precaution.

Recalling firm

Nissan Motor (GB) Limited

Product

Vehicles: Nissan Motor () PATROL, Nissan Motor () TERRANO, Nissan Motor () TINO, Nissan Motor () ALMERA, Nissan Motor () NAVARA, Nissan Motor () X-TRAIL. Units affected: 165,738

Reason

In 2013 Nissan announced a Recall campaign to replace Takata SPI front passenger airbag inflators. A non-dessicated passenger airbag inflator was used for the replacement. Although there have been no known incidents associated with inflators of this type Nissan has decided to replace all inflators previously repaired with a non-dessicated inflator to a new dessicated version. Remedy: Replace the front passenger airbag inflator with a new dessicated type.

Classification

Class I

Category

vehicle recall

Country

United Kingdom

Agency

UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Recall date

2018-08-17

Status

Ongoing

Distribution

United Kingdom

Official recall notice from UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/53017f43-eb4b-4a3a-a4cd-ab018a2344f6