Tl * the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the contact noticed that the air bag safety features on the vehicle were disabled. The dealer was unable to repair the vehicle because an error code could not be determined. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 19,000.
2013 Nissan Altima airbags complaints
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Brought my car in when I received the recall notice from nissan that the passenger side air bag had an issue due to a software glitch. After bringing the car in and having the software updated, a few days later, the light again came on while there was a passenger (myself, adult female about 130 lbs) in the passenger side seat (my husband was driving and noticed the light had come on). I reported it to the dealer where I had bought the car and had the recall repair made, they told me there were several other cars also reporting that the error continued even after having the software fix applied. They told me I'd have to bring the car in and they would try to duplicate the error and possibly replace a seat track, but would need to confirm with nissan on whether or not they could do this. I think it is ridiculous that if they know there is an issue and know the fix did not fix it, they need to proceed with additional steps in order to resolve this failure in the safety equipment.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the front passenger side air bag warning indicator flashed on and off while the seat was occupied. The vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times and the occupant classification system was replaced repeatedly; however, the failure recurred. The dealer stated that nothing else could be done to remedy the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 2,042.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the passenger air bag light intermittently illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who repaired the vehicle under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v138000 (air bags, electrical system). The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available the approximate failure mileage was 20,900.
The passenger airbag turns off when a passenger is in the seat. It is not always immediate and does not happen every time it is driven. It has had 2 recalls for this issue and this will be the 11th time it has been into the dealership for this same thing. The majority of the time, the dealership claims that they cannot find a problem, however, they were not driving it beyond the parking lot enough to even put one mile on it until I brought that to their attention april 18, 2014. They stated that the vehicle never showed a campaign for the recall, although 2 of my receipts state that it was repaired. I've contacted nissan headquarters and requested a repurchase order, however it is not guaranteed. They told me to keep working with the dealership. I have taken it in an excessive amount of times for the same thing. I bought the car with 7,000 miles and remainder of the warranty,. If it had been purchased brand new, it would have qualified under the lemon law as a lemon. It is an unsafe vehicle because the airbags will not deploy if we are in an accident and I'm not making progress with the dealership nor headquarters.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v138000 (air bags , electrical system) but the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the technician stated that the sensor would not acknowledge a person seated at the weight of 130 pounds or less. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 28,000 and the current mileage 28,500.
Leased the vehicle in january 2013. Noticed that when I sit in the passenger seat, the airbag off light is illuminated at random times. Sometimes it is on the entire time I am in the passenger seat, sometimes it comes on after driving for a while and stays on and sometimes it doesn't come on at all. Brought to dealer for various fixes/recalls on the ocs system; had the latest recall issued in april 2014 done on my car a couple of weeks ago and the light still comes on intermittently, same as before. This is a safety issue to me, as I do not know if the airbags will deploy or not if we are involved in an accident because there is no consistency with the airbag off light being on when I sit there. The dealer looked at it once more for me yesterday (5/28) and said there is nothing else they can do. They have no idea why the light illuminates or if the airbags will deploy if I am involved in an accident. This is not a satisfactory answer to me. Someone else must get involved to get this issue resolved for me. I understand the dealership's hands are tied as they have no further direction/info from nissan to correct the problem and they don't know what to do. I need a response and fix on this.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the air bag and the brake lights illuminated on the instrument panel intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who repaired the vehicle under the federal safety agency campaign id number 14v138000 (air bags, electrical system). However, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 14,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated while making a right turn at approximately 15 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the left side of the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained neck and shoulder injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v138000 (air bags). The approximate failure mileage was not available. Drrk
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the passenger's side seat belt light intermittently illuminated when a passenger was in the seat and secured. The vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number 14v138000 (air bags , electrical system), however the failure was recurring. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000.
I have experienced several incidents where the airbag off light was on even though an adult passenger was riding in the passenger seat with their seat belt fastened. *js I was made aware of the passenger air bag recall affecting many 2013 nissan altimas. I brought my vehicle to the nissan dealership just one week ago for routine maintenance and I inquired about the recall. They performed the recall which I believe involved a software update. However even though the recall update was performed, today just 5 days after receiving the update, once again the airbag light was on with an adult sized passenger in the car's front passenger seat. I had to stop, turn off the car and restart in order to correct the situation.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning light would illuminate while the passenger's seat was occupied. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the air bag sensor was replaced but the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40. The VIN was not available. Updated 06/10/14*lj updated 8/23/2017
My wife and I were driving I noticed the passenger airbag light saying "passenger airbag off".. My wife is about 150 lbs and the airbag seat sensor should not have an issue with a person of this weight. I worked on seat sensor design for almost two years and I know that most are programs to not deploy for people under 80lbs. This has happened three times so far (mid jan, end of feb, and early march 2014). I have pulled over each time, turned the car on and off and it re-set the error two of the three times. The one time it did not, I drove an additional 10 miles then retried the car off/on and it re-set so the airbag does work. Now I'm driving around checking for the light so I know the airbag will deploy in case of an accident when I have a passenger in my front seat.
Front passenger air bag remain active (on) although there is no adult passenger sitting in the front seat.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag light illuminated intermittently when there was a passenger in the seat. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who repaired the vehicle under the federal safety agency campaign id number 14v138000( air bags , electrical system ) however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.
The passenger seat airbag sensor fails to notice a 110 pound passenger in the seat. This results in a warning on the display that the passenger airbag is disabled. The first incident was last fall. The date and mileage above is just a guess, the second time was on or about march 20, 2014 when the warning remained on for about 5 miles or until I stopped and restarted the car at a traffic light. It happened again april 5, 2013. The warning stayed on until I shut off the engine and then restarted it. I am not sure but it may be affected by whether of not her seat belt buckle is engaged before or after the car is started. (please note that this is my wife's car and their is seldom anyone in the passenger seat.) there was a recall for this issue in 2013 and there has been an announcement of a new recall starting soon. Both recalls are only for selected VIN numbers and neither includes our altima. I checked with nissan corporate customer service and with the dealer and they both confirmed the recalled vehicles do not include our car. The car is titled to my wife [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the engine rpms increased excessively without warning. Also, the contact stated that the air bag warning light would illuminate intermittently. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 15,500.
2013 nissan altima. Consumer writes in regards to "passenger airbag off" light malfunction. *smd the consumer stated the air bag light would illuminate randomly when someone sat in the passenger seat. No fault codes appeared on the computer. The dealer stated that was the design of the vehicle
On 3/18/14 I was stopped at a traffic light that was red and was at the bottom of a ramp located in interstate 225 colorado going south. When the light turned green I preceded to cross the intersection/ passed the south lanes who were at a red light and all cars were stopped. When I preceded to cross in front of the north bound lane a car suddenly went through a red light and smashed into the front of my car turning the car around in a 180 degrees or more. The impact to the front of the car, fenders and hood was completely damaged from the full impact of the other car. The radiator and air conditioner were leaking and damaged and my vehicle needed to be towed from the scene after the police report was completed. The air bags did not inflate and I incurred multiple bruising from neck to lower back and mid thigh as documented by my doctor. I do not consider this nissan altima 2013 to be a safe car to drive and I drive small children to school which is even more worrisome. The air bags in this nissan altima 2013 are defective.
Passenger air bag light indicated that it was off. Had nissan check it several times and they indicated that there was no issue. Airbag light malfunction several times with adult passenger sitting.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that he started the vehicle and the passenger side air bag illuminated. The contact also stated that the headlights were very low, he was unable to see the road at night and had to activate the high beam headlights. The brake warning light illuminated on the instrument panel while driving 30 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 5,000.updated 05/28/14 ma the consumer stated the brake warning light illuminated at 45mph and then again at 30mph. The passenger air bag light illuminated on two separate occasions prior to a passenger sitting in the seat. The headlights improved since replacing the bulbs with 110 w, aftermarket bulbs. The seat belt light illuminated on 3 separate occasions. The vehicle had to be restarted. Updated 05/30/2014
We purchased a nissan altima last august. Every time I sit in the passenger seat, it says that the passenger air bag is not operative. The owner's manual states that it will not function if a child or small adult occupies the seat. I weigh between 111 and 114 pounds. I called nissan's consumer affairs office to determine the weight that would trigger the air bag's functionality. I was trying to ascertain whether the air bag was broken or whether I was considered a "small adult" for this purpose. We received a voice mail from [xxx], stating that she was assisting mark in this matter and that my case number was 14039699. She further stated that she could not answer my question because "the information was proprietary to the manufacturer of the component" and thus "not available to the public." as a result, there is no way for me to determine whether the air bag is malfunctioning. While I understand that the deployment of an air bag can be harmful to lightweight passengers, its failure to function for someone that exceeds an appropriate weight limit is dangerous and potentially fatal. I therefore ask you to assist me in getting that information from nissan. I find it incredible that nissan is telling me that this key safety information isn't available to their customers. Thank you for your help. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The 2013 altima s has an intermittent airbag problem. Is noticeable when the weight of the passenger is about 120 pounds and slim. Have notified nissan consumer affairs and the dealer and despite a recall and parts being replaced the problem persists. More than likely is a software issue.
I am sending this email to notify you a possible severe safety risk caused by the failure of airbag passenger detection sensor. Recently I found that the seat belt warning light is malfunctioning in case a heavy bag with 22 lb weight is placed in the right side passenger seat. If heavy bag is placed in the right front seat, the seat pressure sensor detects the heavy bag as a passenger is seated and the car safety system turns on the seatbelt warning indicator on driver's monitor screen. This is the detection algorism failure for seatbelt detection system. So, to turn off seat belt warning red light, I fastened the seatbelt of rightside front seat even though there was no passenger in the seat. Then the seat belt warning light (red) is turned off. But even though seat belt warning light is turned off, this failure also makes the front passenger airbag to stop functioning, as the system turns on "front passenger airbag status indicator" with orange color light. And this means the airbag is not functioning in case of accident if the heavy bag is placed in the front right side seat of the car. This detection algorism failure may lead a severe injury in case of accident. So please refer and test with above condition, and fix this problem by recommending or taking action to upgrade the front passenger detection algorism and related software, to stop the malfunctioning of front airbag system. If you see this notice, please give me your reply for confirmation of receiving this message. Solving and notifying this problem is very important because the insurance company also matters this faults and the insurance company also recognizes and makes record history that other passenger was seated in the pls give me your email, that I may send file attachment for detailed explanation for this complaint.
I first had the air bag passenger sensor warning come on and stay on for around fifteen minutes and then it went off. My wife was sitting in the passenger seat in all these incidents. This happened twice before I took it in to the dealer and they told me there was a recall for the seat sensors. They replaced the sensors and performed the zero point reset on may 31, 2013. Prior to sept. 6, 2013 I had the same problem of the passenger sensor warning come on and staying on for ten to 15 minutes. On sept. 6th they secured some cables and performed another zero point reset. Prior to feb. 21, 2014 I had the same problem and they performed another zero point reset on feb. 21. On march 15th I had the same problem one night when we drove 5 blocks from a friends house and it was still on when I shut the car off. I haven't taken it back to the dealer yet but the zero point reset doesn't seem to be solving the problem. At this point I don't know if anyone in the front passenger seat is being protected or not. Has anyone else been reporting problems with this cars sensors?
Passenger airbag-off light comes on with passengers between 90 and 120 lb -- well above child weight. Reported to two separate dealers, who claim they found no problems and is not covered by any recalls or service campaigns. Yet this is a very common complain on this model (see forum link below). This seems to be just one crash away from a fatality. Here is the forum link (or go there and search for 2013 altima airbag light) where many people are reporting this problem and not acknowledged by nissan corporate or dealers: http://www.nissanclub.com/forums/2013-nissan-altima-discussion-2-5-3-5/365978-has-anyone-had-their-passenger-airbag-warning-light-fixed-7.html.
The orange passenger air bag light (underneath hazard lights button) comes on when a full-grown adult (150 lbs) is seated in the passenger seat. This means that the airbag would not deploy if I crash with them in the passenger seat, which makes me very nervous about safety. It does not happen every single time, but about 75% of the time a full-grown adult is seated in the passenger seat. I've taken it to nissan dealers, and they have not been able to fix it.
Airbag passenger sensor/system problem, airbag disabled with a 200+ pound person in the passenger seat (should only disable with a small child)! The issue continues intermittently to present, dealer has not been able to duplicate, and will not fix it without an error logged in the computer. Issue has occurred at least 50 times, most recently in the last two weeks.
Passenger air bag illuminates, yellow status light "off", when engine started with full size adults buckled into front seats. Went one mile, stopped the car and shut off engine. Engine restarted and pass airbag "off" light came on again. Shut off eng. And restarted again. Light turned off after restart and has not illuminated. This intermittent problem has been reported many times before.
Within the first week of having the vehicle I noticed the car pulled to the left. Had the alignment fixed. 7 months later I had the car back in the shop because the passenger air bag light said the air bag was not turned on. This occurred with a 128 pound girl in the seat and on another occasion with a 215 pound man in the passenger seat. The dealership stated that there was no problem and that the air bag would deploy if necessary. Less than a month after that I still have the problem and now my elec. Stability did not start working till about 15 min of slipping around on snow while driving home from work. Ever since it finally came on the light now stays on the majority of the time and occasionally goes off but the roads have been both wet and completely dry when this occurs. Also now my steering wheel is tilted about 30 degrees to the left when I have my car driving on a straight away because my alignment has went completely off again but even worse than before.
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