Nissan Probed by NHTSA On Complaints Air Bag Flaw Persists

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into whether a recall last year by Nissan Motor Co., Japan’s second-largest automaker, failed to fix a flaw in the air bag control systems on almost 1 million vehicles.

NHTSA opened a query March 18, citing 124 complaints filed by motorists after the recall began last April, according to a notice posted on its website.

Some drivers alleged the flaw persists after multiple repairs by dealers.

“Nissan Group believes the recall remedy was effective and appropriately addressed the safety defect,” Steve Yaeger, a spokesman at Nissan North America Inc., said in an ...