Recalls for Nissan Pulsar and Almera

Nissan Motor Co. (Australia) has initiated a nationwide recall of 14,400 Pulsar/Almera models to check for and fix an incorrectly installed side curtain airbag satellite sensor.

In "extremely rare" cases the faulty installation could cause the curtain airbag to deploy incorrectly and compromise passenger protection.

Nissan spokesman Chris Jordan said the recall affects 800 B17 Pulsar Sedan, 12,000 C12 Pulsar hatch models and 1600 N17 Almera sedans built between March and April this year.

The faulty installation does not necessarily apply to all Pulsars and Almeras built between the specified dates.

The company will send a letter to affected owners advising them to contact a local dealer who will arrange an inspection and, where necessary, rectification of the front passenger airbag inflator.

Nissan says rectifications will be carried out at no cost to the owner in approximately 30 minutes and that no incidents or injuries attributable to the incorrect airbag sensor installation have been reported.

On a smaller scale, but significant nonetheless, Nissan is also recalling 1500 C12 Pulsar hatch models built between January and June 2013 year to replace an incorrect stop lamp switch fitted to some models with CVT transmission.

In "extremely rare" cases, this could mean the stop lights do not function – although the brakes continue to operate normally. The rectification procedure at Nissan dealerships is estimated to take approximately 30 minutes, again at no cost to the owner.

Similarly to the airbag satellite sensor issue, no incidents or injuries attributable to the faulty stop light switch have been reported.