Affected Component: AIR BAGS

Date Published
JUL 13, 2017
NHTSA TSB #
10120573
TSB Document
Summary
Passenger Inflator Field Quality Parts Collection Initiative (New York Only) Update ***** Collection Initiative Summary ***** Nissan launched a special parts collection activity on May 10, 2017 to replace the front passenger Takata air bag inflators free of charge on specific MY2013 Altima (L33) vehicles registered in state of New York. NOTE: Customers were informed that this parts collection activity was timelimited. Nissan communicated this activity would end once a sufficient number of in-use inflators had been collected. Nissan has collected the sufficient number of parts for this particular zone (PC554) and will now close the initiative. Nissan wants to inform dealers that PC554 will conclude on July 13, 2017. The parts collection initiative will continue until July 13, 2017 in order to allow dealers sufficient time to complete any previously scheduled repairs. Dealers should not schedule any new appointments for this activity. DBS SVC ordering has been shutoff for new part orders for PC553, PC554, PC555, and PC556. If dealers require parts for a previously scheduled repair on one of these collection activities, please obtain parts from another dealer. ***** What Dealers Should Do**** 1. Service Comm will deactivate PC554 on any unrepaired VINs on July 13, 2017. Dealers should only complete previously scheduled appointments at this time and not continue to complete or schedule additional vehicles. 2. Dealers should submit any open claims for this collection activity by July 13, 2017. 3. Dealers may continue to use NTB17-048 to service any previously scheduled vehicles subject to this activity until July 13, 2017.