NHTSA campaign 02I001000 · Manufacturer campaign P2110

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Recall 02I-001: NISSAN/AIR BAG SENSOR

NHTSA recall 02I001000 (Manufacturer campaign P2110) was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on April 17, 2002, with 116,500 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nissan Altima for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on April 15, 2002, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 02I001000 (also written 02I-001 or 02I001)
Filed by: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Manufacturer campaign number: P2110
Report received: April 17, 2002
Potentially affected: 116,500 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Air Bags
Owners notified: April 15, 2002

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02I001000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Nissan

Nissan Altima
- 2002

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02I001000.

Defect description

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. ON CERTAIN 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA MODEL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO MARCH 16, 2002, ONE OF THE SENSORS FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AS WELL AS EXPECTED IN HIGH-SPEED OFF-SET CRASH SITUATIONS.

Safety consequence

THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AS EXPECTED.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG SENSOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 15, 2002. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261, CONCERNING THE PROBLEM.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 02I001000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.