NHTSA recall 16V436000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 16V436000 |
| Manufacturer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2016-06-15 |
| Owners notified | 2016-08-09 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING |
| Units potentially affected | 4355 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 4 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-01-31 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 4355 |
| Reported remedied | 3334 (76%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 LEAF vehicles manufactured February 24, 2016, to March 23, 2016, and Sentra vehicles manufactured February 9, 2016, to March 4, 2016. The wiring harness connector may disconnect from the dual-stage passenger air bag.
What can happen
If the wiring harness disconnects, the passenger air bag may not to deploy during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wiring harness connector for proper engagement and, if necessary, replace the passenger air bag module and main body harness, free of charge. The recall began on August 9, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2016 NISSAN LEAF | Built 2016-02-24 to 2016-03-23. |
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| 2016 NISSAN SENTRA | Built 2016-02-09 to 2016-03-04. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| NTB14032 | 2021-05-10. Service bulletin. SERVICE INFORMATION Warranty claims coding for repairing wiring harnesses for all Nissan vehicles has changed. This bulletin gives an outline of the technician?s responsibilities in assisting the dealer?s claims administrator to properly code a harness repair. Failure to provide correct information may result in claims suspension or rejection. See this bulletin for further detail. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.