Insufficiently Welded Front Seat Frames/FMVSS 207, 210

Affected vehicles (2)

Component / system

Defect

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2026 Kicks and Sentra vehicles. The hook bracket of the front seat frames may be insufficiently welded, which can cause the front seat frames to become loose. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 207, "Seating Systems" and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

Risk / consequence

A loose seat may not restrain the occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the front seat assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 18, 2026. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 800-647-7261. Nissan's number for this recall is PMA64. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 13, 2026.

Chronology of events

1. Dec 21, 2025

   On December 21, 2025, during a routine seat inspection at the supplier, a technician observed slower(cid:0)than(cid:0)normal recliner actuation speed accompanied by abnormal noise in the front seat recliner mechanism. The supplier launched an internal investigation and initiated a warehouse part sort activity.

2. December 2025

   December 2025 – The supplier inspected 26 front(cid:0)seat recliner units and identified 8 parts with a similar recliner condition. Subsequent review of inventory identified a total of 15 suspect parts outflowed to Nissan. The supplier expanded its investigation to evaluate recliner internal components, weld integrity, and mechanism performance. Additional quality checks were initiated to determine the cause of the reduced recliner speed and abnormal operation.

3. January 2026

   January 2026 through February 2026 - The supplier’s investigation confirmed that the abnormal recliner performance was caused by insufficient laser weld penetration in the recliner hook bracket. Because weld depth could not be identified by end(cid:0)of(cid:0)line visual inspection, the affected lot was not detected or contained.

Notification schedule

Dealer notification

Mar 13, 2026 No Dealers

Owner notification

May 01, 2026 Phased Recall