Honda, Nissan and 3 others equipment query EQ12002
Autoliv Air Bag Propellant Mixture. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this equipment query about the side/window on 7 model years (2011–2012). Opened Feb 14, 2012, closed May 8, 2012 after 3 months without a recall. closed
What NHTSA says
Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filedThe summary for this investigation, labeled EQ12-002 Autoliv Closing Resume, can be found attached separately to this resume. This EQ is closed.
A Equipment Query is a query about a piece of equipment — a component, a tire, a child seat — rather than a whole vehicle. The summary is the agency’s own text from its investigation file, unedited; the resumes carrying the full reasoning are linked below.
The paperwork NHTSA filed
Source: every document on this action, at nhtsa.gov- Opening resume — ODI’s own summary of why it opened this — the subject, what prompted it, and the vehicles in scope.
- Closing resume — ODI’s own summary of why it closed this, and what it concluded.
| Document | Code | Filed | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening resume | INOA | 2012 | |
| Closing resume | INCLA | 2012 | |
| Information request to the manufacturer | INIM | 2012 | 8 files 12345678 |
| Manufacturer's response — full submission | INRL | 2012 | 10 files 12345678910 |
| Correspondence | INOT | 2012 |
These are NHTSA’s own files, served from the agency’s site — the resumes are what ODI wrote when it opened and closed the action, and the rest is the correspondence behind them, including what the manufacturer sent when the agency asked. They are linked, not copied: where a document names the people who wrote in, that redaction is the agency’s to make and its copy is the one you should read.
What this means for an owner
Source: and what happens nextAn investigation is not a finding that a defect exists, and it puts no duty on anyone. NHTSA opens a Preliminary Evaluation when complaints and other reports suggest a condition worth asking the manufacturer about; it upgrades to an Engineering Analysis when the answers warrant testing; it closes either when it recommends a recall, when the manufacturer recalls on its own, or when no defect trend is found. The agency’s own goals are about four months for a petition, eight for a Preliminary Evaluation or a Recall Query and eighteen for an Engineering Analysis; many run longer.
This one closed without a recall. That means NHTSA found no defect trend it chose to act on at the time, or the manufacturer addressed the condition another way (a service campaign or a bulletin, which have their own pages). A closed file can be reopened if new reports arrive.
Model years it names
Source: as NHTSA filed themAlso named: 2012 Honda Accord; 2012 Honda CR-V; 2012 Nissan Altima; 2012 Nissan Versa; 2012 Subaru Legacy; 2012 Subaru Outback; 2011 Toyota RAV4.
A vehicle page’s investigation list carries the same action; a name here is the scope NHTSA opened, not a list of affected VINs.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationIs EQ12002 a recall?
No. A equipment query is NHTSA asking questions, not a recall. A safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number and a duty to repair for free; this one closed without one. Whether one particular vehicle has an open recall is a VIN question at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is EQ12002 still open?
No. It closed on May 8, 2012 without a recall.
Which vehicles does EQ12002 cover?
NHTSA opened it on 7 model years: 2012 Honda Accord, 2012 Honda CR-V, 2012 Nissan Altima, 2012 Nissan Versa, 2012 Subaru Legacy, 2012 Subaru Outback and more. That is the scope of the inquiry, not a list of affected vehicles; a recall, if one follows, defines its own population by VIN.