# NHTSA recall 17V068000

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: 17V068000
- Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Reported: 2017\-02\-02
- Owners notified: 2017\-03\-31
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 46

## What is wrong

Nissan North America, Inc. \(Nissan\) is recalling certain 2002 Pathfinder and Infiniti QX4 vehicles.  These vehicles are equipped with Takata air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment.  In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture.


## What can happen

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.


## The remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly, free of charge.  The recall began on March, 31, 2017.  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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-07\-31
- Vehicles in the campaign: 46
- Reported remedied: 6 \(13%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 4

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 2, 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2002 INFINITI QX4](/makes/infiniti/qx4/2002/recalls.md). Built 2001\-08\-24 to 2001\-08\-28.
- [2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER](/makes/nissan/pathfinder/2002/recalls.md). Built 2001\-08\-24 to 2001\-08\-28.

## Investigated as EA15001

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.

- EA15001: Engineering analysis, opened 2015\-02\-24. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/17V068000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/17V068000/investigations)

## 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/17V068000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/17V068000)

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