# NHTSA recall 11V408000

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: 11V408000
- Manufacturer: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Reported: 2011\-08\-09
- Owners notified: 2011\-08\-22
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE\-INACTIVE
- Units potentially affected: 54

## What is wrong

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 NISSAN ALTIMA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 15, 2011, THROUGH JUNE 21, 2011 AND MODEL YEAR 2012 NISSAN NV VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 23, 2011, THROUGH JUNE 28, 2011 BECAUSE THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT \(ACU\) WAS ASSEMBLED INCORRECTLY.


## What can happen

THE AFFECTED ACU WILL NOT OPERATE AS DESIGNED AND THIS ISSUE MAY CAUSE THE AIR BAGS NOT TO INFLATE IN A CRASH WHEN THEY ARE DESIGNED TO INFLATE.  THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY.


## The remedy

NISSAN WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 22, 2011.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1\-800\-647\-7261.


## 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 \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2012 NISSAN ALTIMA](/makes/nissan/altima/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-06\-15 to 2011\-06\-21.
- [2012 NISSAN NV](/makes/nissan/nv/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-06\-23 to 2011\-06\-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.

- [NTB\-12\-004](/bulletins/10042847.md), 2012-01-18, 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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