2003 NISSAN MAXIMA RECALL - #15V287000
RECALL FOR AIR BAGS
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2001-2003 Nissan Maxima, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 and I35, 2003 FX35 and FX45, and 2001 I30 vehicles. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Recall Details
| Vehicle |
2003 NISSAN MAXIMA |
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| Manufacturer |
Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Manufactured between |
6/20/2000 - 12/16/2002 |
| Recalled on |
5/15/2015 |
| Influenced by |
Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Owners Notified on |
6/15/2015 |
| # Affected |
1,090,569 |
| Recalled for |
AIR BAGS |
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| Description |
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2001-2003 Nissan Maxima, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 and I35, 2003 FX35 and FX45, and 2001 I30 vehicles. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture. |
| Consequences |
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death. |
| Corrective action |
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 15, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: On December 18, 2015 Nissan informed NHTSA of an amendment of this recall to remove 2004-2005 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 vehicles. |
| 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. |
| See also |
2003 NISSAN MAXIMA Recall for ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 NISSAN MAXIMA Recall for AIR BAGS, FRONTAL, PASSENGER SIDE, INFLATOR MODULE
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Comments
7/29/2017 - Melissa Rauh
My 2003 Nissan Maxima GLE has had the service engine soon light on since I purchased vehicle. I took it to my local dealer who ran diagnostics on it and said it was the camshaft position circuit sensor, (bank 1). The problem seems to be more electrical than mechanical--instruments only record what sensors send to them. It has now started dying in traffic which scares me as I am afraid I will have an accident. The dying in traffic problem is getting worse. So far I have been able to hit my flashers and struggle to glide it off the edge of the road to a stop when it happens causing me extreme anxiety while driving in any lane other than the furthest lane to the right. When I asked the dealer if they had seen other vehicles with the same or similar problems they said no. I asked them if my car model had any recalls and they said no again and told me that Dealer will not approve for repairs for camshaft but can repair passenger airbag. Sat around for an hour and was told they would call
5/2/2016 - Kwesi Dawson-Amoah
Car has stalled mid drive 6 times within the past two days. Same issues as most of what I have been seeing online. My steering will lock up along with by breaks and I'll have to guide it to the side before getting help to jump start it. Sometimes it will start without needing to be jumped but its variable. Afraid to use highways as Im sure it will stall mid drive again