UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

West Building, W41-326 

Washington, DC 20590 

In re: ) 

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EA15-001 ) 

(formerly PE14-016) ) 

Air Bag Inflator Rupture ) 

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Docket No. NHTSA-2015-0055 ) 

Coordinated Remedy Program ) 

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO NOVEMBER 3, 2015 

COORDINATED REMEDY ORDER 

This Fourth Amendment to the November 3, 2015 Coordinated Remedy Order (the 

"Amendment") is issued pursuant to the authority of the National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration ("NHTSA", an operating administration of the U.S. Department of 

Transportation), to resolve, mitigate, and control risks of harm, and to promote safety. This 

Amendment is being issued, pursuant to Paragraph 48 of the November 3, 2015 Coordinated 

Remedy Order, for the purpose of modifying the remedy schedules set forth therein, but only to 

the extent that those schedules involve the remedy programs for airbag inflators manufactured by 

TK Holdings Inc. ("Takata") which are installed in 619 motor vehicles manufactured by Nissan 

North America, Inc. ("Nissan") and covered by Recall 15V-226. 

I. BASIS FOR AMENDMENT. 

1. On November 3, 2015, after a public administrative proceeding, NHTSA issued a 

unilateral Coordinated Remedy Order to Takata, Nissan, and eleven other vehicle manufacturers 

affected by the Takata air bag inflator recalls. Therein, the Agency established a prioritization 
schedule for the remedy of defective Takata inflators, and set forth the following deadlines by 

which each of those vehicle manufacturers shall ensure that it has a sufficient supply of remedy 

parts: 

Priority Group 3 

1 See Coordinated Remedy Order at ii 39. 

2. In early December, Nissan notified NHTSA that it was switching over to a final, 

desiccated remedy part for Recall No. 15V-226, and that it might not meet the sufficient supply 

deadline for Priority Group 3. 

3. On December 21, 2016, Nissan informed NHTSA that it would be unable to 

comply with the sufficient supply deadline in the Coordinated Remedy Order for Priority Group 

3. See Exhibit A. Nissan expects to obtain sufficient supply on or about February 1, 2017, and 

therefore requested a short extension of time to comply with the deadline specified in Paragraph 

39 of the Coordinated Remedy Order. Nissan's request is limited to 619 model year 2006 Infiniti 

M vehicles that are covered by Recall No. 15V-226. 

4. Paragraph 48 of the Coordinated Remedy Order permits NHTSA to unilaterally 

modify or amend the provisions of the order to, among other things, "account for and timely 

respond to newly obtained facts, scientific data, changed circumstances, and/or other relevant 

information that may become available ... "Examples of such anticipated modifications and 

amendments include "allowing for reasonable extensions of time for the time lines contained in 

Paragraph[] 39." See Coordinated Remedy Order at ii 48. 

1 NHTSA issued a Third Amendment to the Coordinated Remedy Order on December 9, 2016, modifying Priority 

Group 4, establishing Priority Groups 5-12, and setting forth, among other things, additional sufficient supply 

deadlines. The applicable deadline for Priority Group 3 was not affected by the issuance of that amendment. 

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5. NHTSA iss~es this Amendment pursuant to Paragraph 48 of the November 3, 

2015 Coordinated Remedy Order; and its authority under the Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. § 30101, et 

seq., as delegated by the Secretary of Transportation, 49 C.F.R. § 1.95, to ensure that defective 

vehicles and equipment are recalled, 49 U.S.C. §§ 30118-30119, to ensure the adequacy of 

recalls, 49 U.S.C. § 30120(c), to exercise NHTSA's inherent enforcement discretion, and to 

compromise civil penalty liability, 49 U.S.C. § 30165(b). It is hereby ORDERED by NHTSA as 

follows: 

II. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AMENDMENT. 

6. Only as to 619 model year 2006 Infiniti M Nissan vehicles equipped with air 

bag inflators manufactured by Takata and that are covered by Recall No. lSV-226, the 

schedule set forth in Paragraph 39 of the Coordinated Remedy Order is extended as follows: 

7. Nissan shall use its best efforts to complete, to the extent possible, the milestone 

set forth in Paragraph 6 this Amendment in advance of the extended deadline. 

8. The deadlines for Nissan recalls that involve Takata air bag inflators other than 

for the 619 model year 2006 Infiniti M vehicles covered by Recall No. lSV-226, as referenced 

herein, remain unchanged. The remedy programs for all other recalls remain subject to the 

sufficient supply deadlines set forth in Paragraph 39 of the Coordinated Remedy Order and/or 

Paragraph 34 of the Third Amendment to the Coordinated Remedy Order (issued December 9, 

2016). 

9. All other provisions of the November 3, 2015 Coordinated Remedy Order and 

prior amendments thereto remain in full effect and are applicable to this Amendment. 

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IT IS SO ORDERED: 

Dated: December 27, 2016 By: //ORIGINAL SIGNED BY// 

Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D. 

Administrator 

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Exhibit A

Nissan North America, Inc. 

One Nissan Way 

Franklin, TN 37067 

Mailing Address: 

PO Box 685001 

Franklin, TN 37068 

Office: 615-725-1000 

December 21, 2016 

Mr. Paul A. Hemmersbaugh 

Chief Counsel 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SW 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

RE: Notice of Temporary Anticipated Shortage and Request for Extension 

Dear Mr. Hemmersbaugh, 

This letter requests a short extension to the requirements of the Coordinated Remedy Order 

("CRO") specified in Paragraph 39. 

This request is limited to approximately 619 MY2006 lnfiniti M vehicles in Priority Group 3. These 

vehicles are subject to Recall 15V-226, which was launched in 2015. A total of 954 MY2006 lnfiniti M 

vehicles were subject to this recall and approximately 38% of these vehicles have already been 

remedied. 

Due to a recent change to desiccated remedy inflators, there will be a brief period where 

Nissan will not have sufficient remedy parts available. 

Based on assurances from the supplier, Nissan expects to have sufficient parts available for 

the subject vehicles on or about February 1, 2017. In the meantime, rental cars will be 

made available to any customers that are impacted by the anticipated parts shortage. 

In sum, Nissan requests a short extension to meet the requirements of Paragraph 39 in the 

CRO for affected MY2006 Infiniti M vehicles in Priority Group 3. 

If you have any questions regarding this request, please do not hesitate to contact me. 

Best regards, 

Tara Underwood 

Sr. Manager, Technical Compliance 

NISSAN GROUP 

OF NORTH AMERICA