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🩹 Injury riskNHTSA 10V312📅 Jul 7, 2010

2002 Infiniti QX4 & 2002 Nissan Pathfinder recall: airbag

⚠️ What's wrong

Nissan is recalling forty-six certain model year 2002 Pathfinder and infiniti QX4 vehicles manufactured from august 24, 2001 through august 28, 2001. The air bag inflator contains propellant wafers that are required to properly deploy the front passenger air bag. Due to improper propellant wafer installation during the air bag inflator assembly process, some air bag inflators may be missing one of the wafers. As a result, the remaining wafers in the inflator used for the deployment of the front passenger air bag may, over time, break up into powder due to normal vibration experienced while driving. This causes the combustion rate of the propellant to increase inside the inflator, which CAN lead to internal pressure rising suddenly during air bag deployment.

💥 The risk

The inflator housing may rupture and pieces of the inflator could strike and injure vehicle occupants.

🔧 The fix

Nissan will notify the owners of the forty-six affected vehicles. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag module assembly with a new one free of charge. The safety recall began on august 19, 2010. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261 and infiniti at 1-800-662-6200.

Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
NHTSA campaign
10V312000
Manufacturer
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Vehicles affected
46
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Owner phone
1-800-647-7261
NHTSA hotline
1-888-327-4236
Owner letters mailed
Aug 19, 2010
Built
Aug 24, 2001 – Aug 28, 2001
Recall started by
MFR
Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .

Vehicles in this recall

Is your car affected? Recalls apply to specific VINs. Check my VIN

FAQ

Is the 10V312 recall repair free?

Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)

Which vehicles are included in recall 10V312?

2002 Infiniti QX4 & 2002 Nissan Pathfinder. 46 vehicles may be affected. Check your exact car with its 17-character VIN.

What should I do?

Check your VIN, then call any authorized Infiniti dealer to book the free repair or call the manufacturer at 1-800-647-7261.