2002 INFINITI QX4; 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Nissan is recalling 46 certain model year 2002 Pathfinder and Infiniti QX4 vehicles manufactured between August 24, 2001 and August 28, 2001. The front passenger air bag inflators in these vehicles may be missing a propellant wafer due to improper installation during assembly. When a wafer is missing, the remaining wafers can break into powder over time from normal driving vibration, causing the propellant to burn faster and creating a sudden pressure surge inside the inflator during air bag deployment. This can cause the inflator housing to rupture and send pieces of metal toward vehicle occupants, potentially causing injury.
Nissan began notifying owners of affected vehicles on August 19, 2010 and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag module assembly with a new one at no charge. Affected owners should contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261 or Infiniti at 1-800-662-6200.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
THE INFLATOR HOUSING MAY RUPTURE AND PIECES OF THE INFLATOR COULD STRIKE AND INJURE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY THE OWNERS OF THE FORTY-SIX AFFECTED VEHICLES. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 19, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 AND INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
NISSAN IS RECALLING FORTY-SIX CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002 PATHFINDER AND INFINITI QX4 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 24, 2001 THROUGH AUGUST 28, 2001. THE AIR BAG INFLATOR CONTAINS PROPELLANT WAFERS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO PROPERLY DEPLOY THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG. DUE TO IMPROPER PROPELLANT WAFER INSTALLATION DURING THE AIR BAG INFLATOR ASSEMBLY PROCESS, SOME AIR BAG INFLATORS MAY BE MISSING ONE OF THE WAFERS. AS A RESULT, THE REMAINING WAFERS IN THE INFLATOR USED FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG MAY, OVER TIME, BREAK UP INTO POWDER DUE TO NORMAL VIBRATION EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSES THE COMBUSTION RATE OF THE PROPELLANT TO INCREASE INSIDE THE INFLATOR, WHICH CAN LEAD TO INTERNAL PRESSURE RISING SUDDENLY DURING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
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