NHTSA campaign 03V150000 · Nissan campaign P3115
Nissan Recall 03V-150: NISSAN/PASSENGER AIR BAG
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 03V150000 (Nissan campaign P3115) was reported by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. on April 25, 2003, with 190,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nissan Altima for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on April 28, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 03V150000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V150000 (also written 03V-150 or 03V150)
- Filed by
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Nissan campaign number
- P3115
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 190,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA01-015 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V150000. 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
- 1995 · Vehicles built September 2, 1993 – March 2, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V150000.
Defect description
NISSAN IS RECALLING MY 1994 AND EARLY 1995 ALTIMA VEHICLES FOLLOWING REPORTS THAT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS IN THESE VEHICLES HAD CAUSED A NUMBER OF MODERATE-TO-SEVERE EYE INJURIES. NISSAN HAS DEVELOPED A NEW PASSENGER AIR BAG THAT IS LESS POWERFUL WHEN IT INFLATES IN A CRASH TO REDUCE THE RISK OF AIR BAG INFLATION-RELATED INJURIES.
Safety consequence
NISSAN EXPECTS THAT THIS NEW AIR BAG CAN HELP REDUCE THE RISK OF AIR BAG INFLATION-RELATED INJURIES.
Manufacturer remedy
NISSAN WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS REPORTED THAT OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 28, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Notes
NISSAN CAMPAIGN NO. P3115.THIS ACTION IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE SAFETY ACT.THE COMPANY HAS INFORMED NHTSA THAT IT WILL PROVIDE THE MODIFICATIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE FREE OF CHARGE.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V150000
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.