NHTSA recall 03V061000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 03V061000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R3001 |
| Manufacturer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2003-02-27 |
| Owners notified | 2003-04-21 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 64562 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR THE DRIVER AIR BAG MAY COME LOOSE. IF THE CONNECTOR COMES LOOSE, THE SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY.
What can happen
THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RETAINING CLIP ON THE CLOCK SPRING ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 21, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Notes
NISSAN RECALL NO. R3001.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA | Built 2001-06-12 to 2001-11-01. |
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| 2002 NISSAN XTERRA | Built 2001-06-13 to 2001-10-25. |
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Investigated as EA02020
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA02020 | Engineering analysis, opened 2002-08-29, closed 2003-03-03. DRIVER'S AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILURE. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.