Nissan, in a statement, warned U.S. owners of older vehicles like 2000s Sentra and Pathfinder not to drive them due to the risk of exploding airbags caused by defective Takata airbag inflators.
Nissan is advising owners of around 84,000 older cars in the United States to cease operating them due to a higher risk of the Takata airbag inflators exploding in a collision and launching sharp metal pieces.
The urgent request on Wednesday was made in response to the fact that since 2015, up to 58 individuals have been hurt and one person has died in a Nissan due to a bursting front passenger inflator.
“Due to the age of the vehicles equipped with defective Takata airbag inflators, there is an increased risk the inflator could explode during an airbag deployment, propelling sharp metal fragments which can cause serious injury or death,” Nissan said in a statement.
According to Nissan, some 2002–2006 Sentra compact cars, some 2002–2004 Pathfinder SUVs, and some 2002–2003 Infini...
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