# NHTSA recall 08V066000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 08V066000
- Manufacturer's number: P8201
- Manufacturer: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Reported: 2008\-02\-12
- Owners notified: 2008\-02\-19
- Component: AIR BAGS
- Units potentially affected: 16365

## What is wrong

NISSAN IS RECALLING 16,365 MY 2008 INFINITI EX35 AND MY 2009 NISSAN MURANO VEHICLES.   DUE TO INCORRECT SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING, THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT \(ACU\) MAY CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED IF THE VEHICLE BATTERY BECOMES SIGNIFICANTLY DISCHARGED.


## What can happen

THIS COULD RESULT IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT INFLATING IN A CRASH IN WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO SO, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ACU IN AFFECTED VEHICLES.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2008.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT INFINITI AT 1\-800\-662\-6200 OR NISSAN AT 1\-800\-647\-7261.


## Notes

NISSAN RECALL NO. P8201.CUSTOMERS 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 this campaign lists

- [2008 INFINITI EX35](/makes/infiniti/ex35/2008/recalls.md). Built to 2008\-01\-24.
- [2009 NISSAN MURANO](/makes/nissan/murano/2009/recalls.md). Built to 2008\-01\-28.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [ITB00031D](/bulletins/10192514.md), 2021-05-10, Service bulletin
- [NTB00042D](/bulletins/10192513.md), 2021-05-10, Service bulletin
- [ITB08024C](/bulletins/10192314.md), 2021-05-10, Service bulletin
- [NTB08055C](/bulletins/10192305.md), 2021-05-10, Service bulletin
- [Infiniti USA Tak](/bulletins/10149803.md), 2018-12-03, Service bulletin
- [ITB\-08\-024A](/bulletins/10032305.md), 2010-03-03, Service bulletin
- [NTB\-08\-055\-A](/bulletins/10025522.md), 2008-08-16, Service bulletin
- [ITB08\-024A](/bulletins/10025521.md), 2008-08-16, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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