ETCM Recalls Nissan Vehicle Involved in Takata Airbag Inflator and Back Door Stay
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (1 August, 2016) – Following the recent announcement made by Nissan Motor Co. Ltd on the initiation of field actions for Takata Airbags Inflator and Back Door Stay which involves Nissan vehicles, Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd (ETCM), the sole distributor and assembler of Nissan vehicles in Malaysia together with Tan Chong Ekspres Auto Servis Centre (TCEAS), have undertaken a recall campaign to notify its customers and to replace parts for their affected Nissan vehicles.
a) TAKATA AIRBAGS INFLATOR
After investigation, approximately 110,945 units of Nissan vehicles are involved in the Takata Airbags Inflator including previous Takata recall campaign, have been identified to be affected as stated below:
Takata SDI Driver Front Airbags Inflator:
| MODEL | YEAR MANUFACTURED | AFFECTED UNITS |
| NAVARA D40 (CBU & CKD) | 2007 – 2014 | 12,634 |
| LATIO C11 (CKD) | June 2007 – October 2014 | 10,763 |
| GRAND LIVINA L10 (CKD) | July 2007 – October 2013 | 69,965 |
| X-GEAR L10 (CKD) | November 2010 – October 2013 | 4,874 |
Takata Front Passenger Airbag Inflator:
| MODEL | YEAR MANUFACTURED | AFFECTED UNITS |
| X-TRAIL T30 (CKD) | May 2002 – March 2007 | 10,589 |
| April 2007 – December 2008 | 2,101 | |
| TEANA J31 (CBU) | August 2004 – September 2004 | 2 |
| LIBERTY M12 (CBU) | 2003 | 17 |
This Takata recall exercise does not affect the Nissan Teana (L33) , New Nissan X-Trail (T32) and the All-New Nissan NP300 Navara which was launched in June 2014, January 2015 and November 2015 respectively, as well as all other current selling Nissan models.
b) BACK DOOR STAY
ETCM and TCEAS have also been notified by Nissan Motor Co. Ltd concerning the Back Door Stay field action with approximately 22,173 units of Nissan vehicles affected in Malaysia as stated below:
| MODEL | YEAR MANUFACTURED | AFFECTED UNITS |
| SERENA S-HYBRID C26 (CBU) | September 2012 – November 2013 | 4,001 |
| SERENA S-HYBRID C26 (CKD) | February 2014 – March 2016 | 3,715 |
| X-TRAIL T32 | August 2014 – December 2015 | 8,756 |
| NV200 M20 | September 2011 – February 2016 | 5,701 |
The paint coating applied to the back door stay does not comply with design requirements for anti-rust treatment. As a result, the cylinder tube of the door stay may gradually corrode causing the gas in the cylinder to leak out. Over an extended period of time, the back door stay may weaken thus disabling the hold-up function of the back door. Replacement of defective back door stay will be conducted once improved parts are available in September 2016.
All Nissan customers of the affected Nissan vehicles will be notified directly and by letter through TCEAS. Customers receiving this letter are advised to call the nearest TCEAS outlet for an appointment.
Customers may also call the Nissan Customer Care Centre at the Toll-Free line: 1800-88-3838 for further clarification or visit www.nissan.com.my (click on ‘Owners’ tab followed by ‘Recall Campaign’) to find out if their Nissan vehicle is involved in this recall campaign.
All labour and replacement parts for these service campaigns will be at no cost to owners.
ETCM would like to reassure that our customers’ confidence and peace of mind is of utmost importance to the Company, and deeply regrets any inconvenience caused. We would also like to reaffirm that both ETCM and Nissan are committed to ensure its’ customer safety, service and satisfaction are of the highest level, and are working together to promptly address this concern.
ETCM RECALLS NISSAN VEHICLE INVOLVED IN TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATOR AND BACK DOOR STAY
