Nissan Recalls Nearly 50,000 Cubes That Are Almost Old Enough To Legally Vote Due To Detaching Driver's Airbags

Automobile recalls person multiplied successful caller years, but not each of them use to cutting-edge brand-new cars. Sometimes, automakers rumor recalls connected models that are over a decade old, but person developed information concerns important capable to warrant recalling them, and that's precisely nan lawsuit pinch this Nissan Cube recall. Remember the Cube? The upright box-on-wheels that was allegedly styled aft a bulldog wearing sunglasses,with a Nissan Versa drivetrain underneath? Well, Nissan is recalling 47,928 exemplary twelvemonth 2009 and 2010 Cubes because their driver's broadside airbag module whitethorn detach from nan steering instrumentality during deployment.

The portion successful mobility is nan airbag inflator, which was manufactured by, you guessed it, nan now bankrupt Japanese automotive parts institution Takata that was responsible for the largest callback successful automotive history. Nissan thinks only 0.002% of nan Cubes included successful this callback incorporate airbag inflators pinch nan defect, but considering really important a decently operational driver's broadside airbag is successful nan arena of a crash, this is simply a information captious recall.

Affected Cubes were manufactured betwixt October 10, 2008 done September 25, 2010 and fitted pinch a Takata PSDI-X driver's airbag inflator, portion no. 98560-7991C. No different Nissan aliases Infiniti vehicles are equipped pinch this inflator, truthful it's really conscionable Cube drivers who request to worry.

Nissan dealers should already beryllium made alert of this recall, but owners of perchance affected Cubes will not beryllium notified of nan callback until May 27. Fortunately VINs should already beryllium searchable connected nan NHTSA website, truthful you tin cheque proactively.

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Dealerships will cheque nan serial number connected nan driver's airbag inflator for a circumstantial batch number, and if it's portion of nan fishy lot, nan trader will region nan inflator and switch it pinch a caller 1 that's manufactured by a different supplier. Naturally, each repairs will beryllium performed free of charge.

Considering that nan Cubes progressive successful this callback are 17 years old, their owners are not apt anticipating immoderate recalls, aliases whitethorn not moreover beryllium alert that cars this aged tin still moreover beryllium recalled successful nan first place. Old cars tin still beryllium recalled, truthful it's important to support an oculus retired for immoderate recalls sloppy of nan property of your vehicle. Head to nan NHTSA website to cheque if your conveyance has immoderate outstanding recalls.