The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 08V521000 (Air Bags, Electrical System); but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 166,000.
2009 Nissan Altima: airbag warning light
41 of the 1,547 complaints about the 2009 Nissan Altima describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 41
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical repair cost reported
- $2,500
- typical mileage
- 80,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
The passenger seat airbag light is blinking on the dashboard as well as the passenger airbag on/off light is on meaning that the passenger airbag if off. Dealership found code B1018 for the occupant sensor. They told me the passenger seat cushion needs to be replaced. This is a huge safety concern as the airbag will not deploy if I were to get into an accident due to a faulty sensor.
The air bag light went on. Had all previous codes cleared by mechanic. a week later, light is now blinking. In the past year, came out to a car that would not start. Battery may have a bad cell. I think there might be an electrical problem that causes the car to shut down spontaneously.
My airbag light suddenly started blinking on my dashboard. For several years I have had problems with the orange center passenger air bag light working intermittently. I had a Nissan dealer inspect it and was told there was nothing wrong with it. It continued to act sporadically as before the visit unable to detect if a passenger was in the seat or not. Now, as stated above my red airbag light blinks continuously on the instrument panel. After taking it to a different repair shop, I was told it was the Seat Occupant Sensor and it needed to be removed and replaced. The SRS Passenger Discriminating Sensor needed to be replaced also. I was told I needed to replace the seat cushion (passenger side). This problem needs to be addressed for obvious safety concerns as the same problem keeps happening to many of Nissan's vehicles above and beyond their other recall campaign for newer models with the same problem. Yes, my car is out of warranty but that shouldn't matter as this is a very URGENT SAFETY ISSUE of a known defect that Nissan needs take responsibility for. My car has very low mileage (86,000 & 12 yrs. old) and rarely do I have a passenger in the defective seat. Now I can't have anyone use it for this safety reason. The cost of a repair by Nissan dealer is upwards of $2,000.
The passenger airbag seems to be faulty due to a sensor fail. So the airbag light malfunctions and the airbag won't work. Since this is clearly a safety issue, I was hoping you would look into a recall. It is a problem a significant number of 2009 nissan altima owners seem to have (see https://m.carcomplaints.com/nissan/altima/2009/seat_belts_air_bags/air_bags.shtml).
The vehicle has had problems with the passenger airbag several times even if someone was sitting in it. The light would flash off and on and then go off. Now the light stays on and also shows the airbag light on the instrument panel now as well. Have had it checked by the dealership and they said the sensor is faulty. They want around $2500 to replace the seat cushion and cant ensure that it will match. This is a ridiculous amount as well as a safety issue. After researching this is a ongoing problem among numerous nissan owners of this year. The cars value is not worth it and it cant be sold to anyone else due to the safety issue of the airbag light. The connections have been checked and nothing is loose or broken. I believe a recall needs to be done on all vehicles affected with this issue. This is a liability that would fall on nissan due to they have recalled some models and years already with this issue but refuse to fix this problem. I have been trying to get a remedy to this issue for many months now only to be told by nissan they cant do nothing.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to bellevue nissan (14762 se eastgate way, bellevue, wa 98007, (425) 289-1200) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the passenger's side front seat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.
I first started noticing the passenger airbag light flashing off and on when I would place a heavy item in the seat. I was in my driveway with the car running. Then the same thing happened with a passenger in the seat. Then it eventually was saying that the passenger airbag was turned off wither there was a passenger or not. I took to a nissan dealership and they told me it was an occupant sensor fail b1018 and I would have to get it fixed before my next state inspection or it wouldn't pass. They want $2879.49 just for the part. The trade in value is not worth that much according to kbb. My understanding is that other nissan owners are having the same problem. This is clearly a fail that nissan should take responsibility for.
My passenger side air bag light or airbag light keeps blinking/flashing for over a year. The nissan dealer wants to charge $160 to look at it. It just started blinking one day.
Upon starting vehicle, the red airbag indicator light never stops flashing and passenger airbag off light is illuminated, even with adults in both front seats. Problem continues while driving and with subsequent use. Sudden failure of airbag sensors.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. The contact stated that the air bag indicator illuminated. Route 17 nissan (45 nj-17, hasbrouck heights, nj 07604, 1-(855) 247-9368) was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not included in any air bag recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the VIN was excluded from an air bag recall campaign. The failure mileage was not available.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2009 Nissan Altima airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 2009 Nissan Altima?
41 of 1,547 owner complaints about the 2009 Nissan Altima (3%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
How much does it cost to fix airbag warning light on the 2009 Nissan Altima?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $2,500 (median of 8 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2009 Nissan Altima?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2009 Nissan Altima
Steering lock-up 610Won't start 564Key fob 136Stalling 32CVT failure 27Engine failure 25Loss of power 23Transmission failure 22Headlights 19Check engine light 18Door locks 15Sudden acceleration 12Whining noise 12No deployment 11Jerking 9Overheating 9Fire or smoke 7ABS 6Brake failure 6Warning lights 6Hesitation 5
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