What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2017566
- Recall date
- 17 November 2017
- Make
- Nissan
- Models
- Micra
- Model years
- 2015 to 2017
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Airbag
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 39,295
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, a bad connection at the side airbag sensor connector could cause a momentary communication loss from the side airbag sensor to the Airbag Control Unit (ACU). This would put the system in a backup state, lowering the impact threshold required for a side airbag deployment. If a door is being closed with force while the system is in this backup state, this could cause an unintended curtain airbag, seat-mounted side airbag and seat belt pretensioner deployment in a non-warranted (non-impact) situation, which would increase the risk of injury to occupants. Correction: Dealers will install a jumper harness and replace the side airbag sensor with a new one.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2017566.