Vehicle Recall: Nissan Pathfinder & Infiniti QX60 SUVs

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US/Washington: As of Tuesday, April 9, 2024, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), a division of the US Department of Transportation, posted a total of ninety-three (93) vehicle, tire, accessory or other automotive-related product recalls this past month. Are yours listed? http://ht.ly/cXy430qH5Ln

Direct link: https://www.nhtsa.gov/search/safety-issues#recall

Additional information:
Among the ninety-three (93) recalls the NHTSA announced in March came news of the following notification:

Nissan North America, Inc. (“Nissan”), a Franklin, Tennessee establishment and a wholly owned subsidiary of Nissan Motor Company of Yokohama, Japan has recalled an estimated 12,019 model year 2024 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 Sport Utility Vehicles (“SUVs”) marketed, sold and delivered in the United States.

Recall Category: Seat Belts – Unsecured Lap Belt Pretensioners in apparent contravention of US FMVSS 208-210

NHTSA Safety Notification 24V176000 reports the Lap Belt Pretensioner in the Left-side Front Seat Belt Assembly may be improperly secured, due to a missing Rivet. As such, these Nissan vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208 “Occupant Crash Protection,” 209 “Seat Belt Assemblies” and 210 “Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages”.

According to the NHTSA, an unsecured Lap Belt Pretensioner will not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, motor vehicle collision (“MVC”) or other impact event with consequential serious injury and/or life-changing results.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat lacerations, concussions, bone fractures, amputation, central nervous system (“CNS”) damage and/or internal injuries.

Proposed Remedy:
Authorized Nissan Dealers will inspect and replace the left-side Front Lap Seat Belt Pretensioner Assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 18, 2024.

Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service toll-free at 1-800-867-7669 during normal business hours, Monday to Friday, Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) for more information. Owners may contact Infiniti Customer Service toll-free at 1-800-662-6200 during normal business hours, Monday to Friday, Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) for more information. Nissan’s designation for this recall are PD106 and PD107.

Owners of the recalled vehicles may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety (“NHTSA”) Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or visit the NHTSA’s Web site at http://www.nhtsa.gov.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Nissan North America, Inc. or Nissan Motor Company of Yokohama, please search for “Nissan” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Nissan Infiniti brand, please search for “Infiniti” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Infiniti QX60 model, please search for “QX60” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Nissan Pathfinder model, please search for “Pathfinder” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Crash hazards, please search for “crash” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Fire hazards, please search for “fire” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Amputation hazards, please search for “amputation” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Bone Fracture hazards, please search for “fracture” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Burn hazards, please search for “burn” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Concussion hazards, please search for “concussion” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Laceration hazards, please search for “laceration” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Injury hazards, please search for “injury” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Central Nervous System (“CNS”) damage, please search for “central nervous system (“CNS”) damage” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> You can use the NHTSA’s VIN Look-up Tool to determine if your specific vehicle is affected by this or other recent recall (major light vehicles only): https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

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More information about this recall:
NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V176000
Recalls Direct RIN: 18284-2024
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General information:
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Search for a recalled vehicle on the US NHTSA Web site [external: new window opens]:
==> https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

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