EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Nissan “Micra and Patrol” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1742/14
Summary
null The driver airbag inflator may have been assembled incorrectly. In the event of deployment of the airbag, the gas flow path may be blocked increasing the internal pressure in the inflator. As a result, the driver airbag inflator casing may crack and fragment causing injuries.
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Product
Passenger car — Nissan
- Brand
- Nissan
- Name / model
- Micra and Patrol · Micra (K13), Patrol (Y62 NML) and Patrol (Y62 NMGR)
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: Vehicles, produced: K13: from 27/05/2010 to 31/07/2012, Y62 NML: from 11/05/2010 to 10/02/2014 and Y62 NMGR: from 04/09/2012 to 18/04/2014, with Type Approval No.: K13: e13*2007/46*1111*00 and .....
What is the risk?
- null The driver airbag inflator may have been assembled incorrectly. In the event of deployment of the airbag, the gas flow path may be blocked increasing the internal pressure in the inflator. As a result, the driver airbag inflator casing may crack and fragment causing injuries.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 23/10/2014
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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