# NHTSA recall 17V449000

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- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 17V449000
- Manufacturer's number: PM685
- Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Reported: 2017\-07\-17
- Owners notified: 2018\-03\-09
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 515394

## What is wrong

Nissan North America, Inc. \(Nissan\) is recalling certain 2007\-2011 Versa Sedan and 2007\-2012 Versa Hatchback vehicles.  The affected vehicles have a driver frontal air bag inflator that may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long\-term exposure to moderate absolute humidity, temperatures, and temperature cycling.


## What can happen

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


## The remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the subject inflator with a new one manufactured by a different supplier, free of charge.  The recall began on March 9, 2018.  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 2019 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-07\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 515394
- Reported remedied: 238431 \(46%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 99957

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 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

- [2007 NISSAN VERSA](/makes/nissan/versa/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-04\-26 to 2012\-12\-18.
- [2008 NISSAN VERSA](/makes/nissan/versa/2008/recalls.md). Built 2006\-04\-26 to 2012\-12\-18.
- [2009 NISSAN VERSA](/makes/nissan/versa/2009/recalls.md). Built 2006\-04\-26 to 2012\-12\-18.
- [2010 NISSAN VERSA](/makes/nissan/versa/2010/recalls.md). Built 2006\-04\-26 to 2012\-12\-18.
- [2011 NISSAN VERSA](/makes/nissan/versa/2011/recalls.md). Built 2006\-04\-26 to 2012\-12\-18.
- [2012 NISSAN VERSA](/makes/nissan/versa/2012/recalls.md). Built 2006\-04\-26 to 2012\-12\-18.

## 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/17V449000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/17V449000/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/17V449000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/17V449000)

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