tvguy
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As tvguy touched on, this is not a Nissan recall, nor do the parts come from Nissan. This is from their supplier, Takata. It's a massive recall, effecting millions upon millions of cars from all kinds of manufacturers. Yes, I've heard of cars sitting for 4, 5, 6+ months or longer. It's killing dealers too, because if they take an effected car in on trade, they're not supposed to put it on their lot for sale until the airbag is replaced. That leaves the dealer sitting on the car, so they don't like it any more than any of us do.
OP, it's possible the Nissan dealer had a supply of airbags from Takata. I would ask for the invoices and/or part numbers for what they put in the car.
Just my own $.02, I would NEVER go to a dealer shop for repairs, unless it was specifically required by recall. I can tell you they are horrid, you are far better off at a good independent shop.
Exactly. My neighbor could not find a dealer that would take his 2008 Lexus in as trade because in his case, the parts are not available yet. Funny thing is, if you have CarMax in your area, they link their cars to the recall page, and I haven't found one yet that has had the recall done on airbags.
Of course with a recall, your only option for a free repair is a dealer.