2009 Nissan Versa
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Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain air bag inflator replacement service parts that may have been installed as part of a theft or collision repair. The parts include certain passenger-side air bag inflators designed to fit Infiniti 2002-2003 QX4, 2006-2010 M35 and M45; Nissan 2001-2003 Maxima, 2002-2006 Sentra, and both driver and passenger-side inflators designed to fit 2007-2012 Versa Sedan and Versa Hatchback vehicles. Please see Nissan's recall report for the specific part numbers. These replacement inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the inflators as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 14, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2001-2003 Maxima, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2007-2011 Versa Sedan and Versa Hatchback, 2001-2004 Infiniti I30 and I35, 2002-2003 Inifiniti QX4, 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 and 2006-2010 M35 and M45 vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated, frontal passenger air bag inflators containing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant that were used as interim remedy parts for previous Takata recalls. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflators with alternate desiccated inflators, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 888-737-9511 or Infiniti customer service at 888-810-3715.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2009-2012 Versa Hatchback, and 2009-2011 Versa Sedan vehicles ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Nissan is recalling certain 2009-2010 Versa Hatchback, and Versa Sedan vehicles ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Nissan is also recalling certain 2009 Versa Hatchback and Versa Sedan vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these passenger air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 9, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
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.
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.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2012 Nissan Versa hatchbacks originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan) and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A". Additionally, if not included in "Zone A" above, Nissan is recalling certain 2009-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45 and 2009 Nissan Versa sedans and hatchbacks originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B". Additionally, if not included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Nissan is recalling certain 2005-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2008 Nissan Versa vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began on June 8, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2003-2004 Infiniti I35, 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2011 Nissan Versa vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Nissan is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2003-2004 Infiniti I35, 2006-2008 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2008 Nissan Versa vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Lastly, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Nissan is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Infiniti I35 vehicles originally sold, or registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. These inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began December 21, 2017. All owners should receive a second notice by May 15, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Nissan (Nissan North America, Inc.) is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 Nissan Versa vehicles manufactured May 8, 2006, to November 12, 2012, that were sold or ever registered in the District of Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Road salt may corrode the front coil springs, possibly resulting in the coil springs fracturing.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace both front coil springs, free of charge. The recall began on February 2, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH A GARMIN NUVI MODEL 750 NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE BATTERIES CONTAINED IN THE AFFECTED GPS UNITS CAN OVERHEAT.
Remedy: NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY GARMIN TECHNICIANS BY REPLACING THE BATTERY AND INSERTING A SPACER ON TOP OF THE BATTERY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN DIRECTLY AT 1-866-957-1981 OR NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 33 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH CRASHED INTO HER VEHICLE HEAD ON. AS A RESULT, THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BECAME UNBOLTED FROM THE FLOOR AND THE SEAT BELT SLICED THROUGH THE PASSENGER SEATED IN THAT SEAT. THE DRIVER ALSO SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL TO TREAT THEIR SERIOUS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE LOT. THE MANUFACTURER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF THE HIGH SPEED CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
I WAS INVOLVED IN A AUTO ACCIDENT , AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND SEAT POPPED OFF & STARTED SMOKING .
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HER DAUGHTER WHO WAS THE DRIVER. CONTACT IS THE OWNER OF A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH WENT AIR BORNE AND STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT WALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S FRONT OR SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED WITH CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. *DT CONSUMER DID SEE THE RECALL AND HAD IT FIXED AT NISSAN NORTH. ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB *LN*JB
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS PROCEEDING FROM A STOP SIGN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH METAL SHRAPNEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO URGENT CARE WHERE THEY WERE DIAGNOSED WITH CHEMICAL BURNS ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT HANDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHICH DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER OR THE LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE KENTUCKY CABINET ALERTING HER OF A RECALL ON HER VEHICLE VIN APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AFTER THE COLLISION. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OVER ICE, THE VEHICLE SLID AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. ONLY THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED EYE, HEAD, AND RIB INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND DEEMED DESTROYED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A COYOTE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH FORCE. A WHITE CLOUDY SUBSTANCE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE IMPACTING THE DRIVER'S AND THE CONTACT'S VISION. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT (FRONT PASSENGER) SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT ARM, HANDS, AND NERVE DAMAGES DUE TO THE FORCE AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF METAL FRAGMENTS EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A YARD AND THEN TO A REPAIR CENTER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR INDICATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE NEGLIGENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS) 17V449000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE TO DETERMINE IF THEY COULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,720. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT SAW A SMALL ANIMAL RUN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SWERVED OUT THE WAY TO AVOID THE ANIMAL, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A TREE. THE DUAL FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SKIN ABRASIONS ON THE CHEST AND ARM AREAS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT METAL SHRAPNEL HAD COME OUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND STRUCK HER BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT WEARING A JACKET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 36 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER AN EMBANKMENT, INTO A FIELD, AND STRUCK A TREE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED TOO SLOWLY, EXPLODED, AND PROPELLED METAL SHRAPNEL INTO THE CABIN. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG IN THE PASSENGER DOOR DEPLOYED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND ARMS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE INSURANCE DEEMED IT DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN AN AIR BAG RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS, BUT THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
VEHICLE HIT THE CORNER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE BACKING AT 25 MPH. VEHICLE FOLDED AROUND OTHER VEHICLE AS IF IT WAS A POLE, CAVING IN THE FRONT BUMPER, RADIATOR, CONDENSER AND FRAME. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SUFFERED WHIPLASH, CRACKED TEETH DESPITE WEARING SEAT BELT. CAR WAS IMMACULATELY MAINTAINED. CAR WAS DECLARED TOTALED AS REPAIRS WERE IN EXCESS OF $7500. BODY SHOP, ADJUSTER AND DEALER PERSONNEL ALL INDICATED AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. PHOTOS AND ESTIMATE AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION. *TR
MY VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR BY A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN SUV. THE DRIVER LEFT A PARKING SPACE AND WAS USING A CELL PHONE. MY VEHICLE HAD STOPPED DUE TO A PARKING CAR OPENING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR UNTO TRAFFIC. MY CAR WAS SLAMMED IN THE REAR BY THE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN AT APROX 20 MPH. THE AIRBAGS IN MY NISSAN VERSA DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER OF MY CAR SUFFERED INTERNAL INJURIES. THERE WAS NO "WARNING" LIGHT THAT THE AIRBAGS IN MY 2009 NISSAN VERSA WERE NON-FUNCTIONAL. *TR
A LADY (1) FALL ASLEEP THEN CRASH ON LADY (2), THEN LADY (2) CRASH ON OUR CAR, BUT INSTEAD OF BRAKING THE LADY (2) SHE PUSHES HER ACCELERATOR CRASHES AND PUSHES OUR CAR TO LADY (3) IN FRONT OF US. OUR TIRE EXPLODES, THE AIRBAG PASSENGER DID NOT BLOW OUT AND MY WIFE HAS A NECK INJURY. MY DAUGHTER 4 Y/OLD IS FINE. WE HAVE A POLICE REPORT. THE CAR DECLARED TOTAL LOSS. HOSPITAL BILL FOR MY WIFE AND A LOTS OF NIGHTMARE FOR MY DAUGHTER AND HEADACHES FOR THE HUSBAND. *TR
I HAD A 2009 NISSAN VERSA(HATCHBACK) THAT WAS MADE DURING 2008 BUT WAS A 2009... I AM SEEING OTHER CARS ON HERE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SEATS. THIS IS VERY TROUBLING! I WAS SITTING STILL IN TRAFFIC WHEN I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A SPEEDING CAR DOING AROUND 60MPH. ON IMPACT THE DRIVERS SEAT I WAS SITTING IN SHOT FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARDS AS THE BACK OF THE SEAT BROKE.SLAMMING ME IN TO THE BACK SEAT IN A LAYING DOWN POSITION. THANK GOD I WAS NOT KILLED FROM THE SEAT BREAKING. I KNOW OF SOMEONE ELSE MY HUSBAND WORKS WITH THAT HAS THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR I HAD AND THE SAMETHING HAPPENED TO HIM AFTER HE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CAR GOING AROUND 50MPH. HIS SEAT ALSO BROKE ON IMPACT. *TR
NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND FRONT DRIVER SEAT FAILED WHEN VEHICLE HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED. THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT FAILED WITH BACK OF DRIVER SEAT FALLING ON TO REAR SEAT DURING COLLISION. SEATBELTED DRIVER WAS TURNED SIDEWAYS DURING COLLISION WITH LEFT ARM IMPACTING STEERING COLUMN SEVERELY INJURING LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY. THESE FAILURES OCCURRED ON 2009 NISSAN VERSA 4DR SEDAN WITH 400 ODOMETER MILES PURCHASED FROM NEW CAR DEALER TWO DAYS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. *TR
CONSUMER STATES THE RENTAL CAR (2009 NISSAN VERSA) AIR BAG DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT AND THAT SHE RECEIVED A BURN ON HER ARM. *NJ
BEFORE WE CAN GET THE CAR FIXED WHILE THE AIRBAG RECALL WAS IN EFFECT, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE.
Filed by owners of this model year and unverified by NHTSA — one person’s account, not an established fact.