2026 Nissan Kicks Front Seat Frame Welding Defect Recall
Nissan is recalling certain 2026 Kicks and Sentra vehicles due to insufficiently welded front seat frame brackets that may cause seats to become loose. A loose seat may not properly restrain occupants during a crash, increasing injury risk.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This is a structural vehicle defect affecting a safety system (seat retention and restraint). The source text explicitly describes a risk of injury during a crash, but does not report any actual injuries or deaths. This meets the High severity criterion for structural vehicle defects where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Nissan North America, Inc. is recalling certain 2026 Nissan 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.
A loose seat may not restrain the occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash. These vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 207, "Seating Systems" and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
Owners who received notification letters in May 2026 should contact Nissan's customer service at 800-647-7261 to schedule a free replacement of the front seat assemblies. Nissan's recall number for this issue is PMA64. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall are searchable on NHTSA.gov.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2026 NISSAN KICKS
- Brand
- NISSAN
- Manufacturer
- Nissan North America, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Seating System
- Hazard
- seat-structural-defect
- restraint-failure
- Affected units
- 15
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (2)
- KICKS
- SENTRA
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.