OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 14V138000

NHTSA campaign 14V138000 covers 12 published year-and-model reports from 2 makes in this index and lists 989,701 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received March 25, 2014 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 14V138000 says

NHTSA campaign 14V138000 identifies AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and states that If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger airbag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.

Defect summary

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) and Infiniti JX35 and model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 and QX60 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system (OCS) software may incorrectly classify the passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.

Consequence summary

If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger airbag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 14V138000

For NHTSA campaign 14V138000, the filed corrective action says: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

Owner notification: April 14, 2014
Filing manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Component groups: AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 14V138000

RecallRoad links 12 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 14V138000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.