Nissan recalls 3.18M cars in US because of passenger airbag issue

If you drive a Nissan, there's a massive recall you'll want to know about.

The auto maker is recalling approximately 3.18 million vehicles in the U.S. because of an issue with the passenger-side airbag. The vehicle sensors may malfunction.

In most cars, the passenger airbag is designed to not deploy unless there is an adult in the seat. But with the defect, sensors could malfunction, making the system think the seat is empty and not deploy a bag when it should.

Nissan said they're aware of at least three crashes in which the airbag system didn't perform as designed.

The recall includes models from the 2013 through 2017 years: the Altima, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, Pathfinder, Sentra and Rogue. The NV200 and NV Taxi are also included as well as the Chevrolet City Express, which is made by Nissan. All are variations of the same basic van.

Nissan released the following statement regarding the recall.

The automaker's Infiniti division is also part of the recalls, which includes the JX-35, QX-60 and the Q-50 sedan.

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