Nissan Urges Owners of Older Cars to Avoid Driving Over Airbag Explosion Risk

Nissan has issued an urgent warning for owners of about 84,000 older vehicles to stop driving them due to the risk of Takata airbag inflators exploding and causing serious injury or death. This follows a fatality and multiple injuries linked to the defective airbags. The affected models include certain 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, and 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 vehicles. Nissan is offering free repairs, towing, and loaner cars to address the issue. This is part of a larger recall involving millions of vehicles worldwide due to the dangerous airbag inflators.