Driver Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture – 2011-2012 Infiniti QX56

March 30, 2020
Mr. Jeff Giuseppe
Associate Administrator for Enforcement
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Attn: Recall Management Division (NVS-215)
Room W48-302
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. 20590
Dear Mr. Giuseppe:
We are transmitting the enclosed Defect Information Report in accordance with 49 CFR
Part 573. A voluntary recall campaign will be initiated and your office provided with the
notices.
Very truly,
Derek Latta
Manager,
Technical Compliance
Encl.
Nissan North America, Inc.
One Nissan Way
Franklin, TN 37067
Mailing Address:
PO Box 685001
Franklin, TN 37068
DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT
1. Manufacturer:
Nissan North America Inc., Canton plant
Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd., Kyushu plant
2. Vehicles Potentially Involved:
The name, description and part number(s) of the recalled component(s) are below.
Model Part Name Part Description Part Number
Nissan Titan MODULE ASSY – AIR
BAG, DRIVER
PSDI-5D Inflator for Front
Driver Air Bag Module
98510 9GE0A
98510 9GE0B
Nissan Armada
MODULE ASSY – AIR
BAG, DRIVER
PSDI-5D Inflator for Front
Driver Air Bag Module
98510 9GE0A
98510 9GE0B
98510 9GE0C
Nissan NV
Cargo/
Passenger Van
MODULE ASSY – AIR
BAG, DRIVER
PSDI-5D Inflator for Front
Driver Air Bag Module
98510 1PA0A
INFINITI QX56
MODULE ASSY – AIR
BAG, DRIVER
PSDI-5D Inflator for Front
Driver Air Bag Module
98510 9GE0A
98510 9GE0B
98510 9GE0C
Production period of affected vehicles manufactured with Takata PSDI-5D front driver
air bag inflators with 13X desiccant:
Make/Model Dates of Manufacture
MY 2013-2015 Nissan Titan July 19, 2012 through August 22, 2015
MY 2013-2015 Nissan Armada July 19, 2012 through January 20, 2016
MY 2012-2017 Nissan NV Cargo/
Passenger Van
November 1, 2010 through October 13, 2017
MY 2011-2012 INFINITI QX56 October 27, 2009 through August 22, 2012
This issue is unique to PSDI-5D front driver air bag inflators (containing 13X desiccant)
manufactured using a specific propellant loading process according to supplier records.
The manufacturing process issue does not affect any other Nissan or INFINITI vehicles.
The name and address of the driver air bag inflator supplier is:
TK HOLDINGS INC.
2500 Takata Drive
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Brian Catlin
Vice President, Quality
(248) 340-7628
3. Total Number of Vehicles Potentially Involved:
Approximately 216,678 vehicles shown in the table(s) below:
Make/Model Number of
Vehicles
Inflator
Type
MY 2013-2015 Nissan Titan 37,977 PSDI-5D
MY 2013-2015 Nissan Armada 45,535 PSDI-5D
MY 2012-2017 Nissan NV Cargo/
Passenger Van
98,412 PSDI-5D
MY 2011-2012 INFINITI QX56 34,754 PSDI-5D
4. Percentage of Vehicles Estimated to Actually Contain the Defect:
1%1
To date, Nissan is not aware of any confirmed field incidents attributable to the subject
condition in vehicles equipped with PSDI-5D inflators.
5. Description of the Defect:
Due to a manufacturing process issue at the Takata Monclova, Mexico plant, the driver
front air bag inflator may not function properly or may rupture during deployment,
increasing the risk of injury. Based on the supplier’s investigation, the issue may be
caused by overloading of the propellant or asymmetric loading of the propellant during
manufacturing. Over-pressurization of the inflator housing in the event of a crash may
result in an inflator rupture. An inflator rupture may cause metal fragments to pass
through the air bag and into the vehicle interior at high speed, which may result in
injury or death to vehicle occupants.
6. Chronology of Principal Events:
Nissan will supplement this chronology of principal events.
Description of Corrective Action:
Nissan will issue an owner notification to vehicle owners by first class mail within 60
days of this letter. Dealers will be notified on March 31, 2020. Dealers will replace the
front driver air bag inflator with a new (Daicel) supplied inflator or module kit at no
cost to owners for parts or labor.
Your office will be provided with the Part 577 owner notification.
1 The estimated percentage of vehicles involved with defect is unknown, 1% is used here because submission
within NHTSA’s safety portal will not allow a non‐numeric value.
8. Copy of Notices:
Copies of all notices will be provided to NHTSA as they become available.