2012 Nissan Maxima: airbag warning light

Filed Oct 2, 2018 · Airbags, Electrical · 50,582 miles · MD

On dec 12, 107 my 2012 maxima had a side airbag sensor replaced (dealer replaced air bag control unit fp-number 98820-9n09c). The airbag light on the passenger side would not go off after the car started. The warning light stayed on regardless if the car was still or moving or whether there was a passenger in the car or not. In september of 2018 the exact same warning light returned which makes me think that there is a larger airbag problem at hand.

Filed Jul 15, 2018 · Airbags · 74,000 miles · KY · crash · 1 injury

Had a minor rear end collision. Air bags did not deploy. Car only has 74,000 miles. The air bag light was on after car was repaired. Nissan dealer stated the main air bag control unit was bad and the weight occupant sensor was bad. This issue alone of over $2,000 dollars caused the vehicle to be a total loss by insurance. The minor damage should not have caused this issue. Therefore nissan needs to recall these cars and fix their issues with the airbag suppliers asap before someone is seriously injured.

Filed Dec 16, 2017 · Airbags · MD

Vehicle has 50,300 miles when the airbag light went on. Nissan says that the interanal failure to air bag control unit.part number 98820-9n092 was replaced for part price of $463.15. Labor to install was also $463.15.

Filed Jun 1, 2016 · Airbags · 300 miles · SC

There is a new recall for airbag senser misinterpreting the weight in the front passenger seat in many nissan models. According to the dealership where I bought my car, my car is not included in the recall - but I have had the same issue. When my wife, who is around 130 lbs, sits in the seat, about half of the time the airbag light indicates that the airbag is disabled. She always sits all the way back in the seat. Speed or driving environment do not appear to have any effect on the issue. I have discussed the issue with two nissan dealerships, and the issue still occurs. The first denied they could help because it wasnt currently happening when I had it at the shop. The second dealership recalibrated the sensor and it that brought the frequency down slightly to the current 50% I am frustrates that my car is not included in the current recall and feel like it needs to be expanded to include other model years, such as mine.

Filed May 10, 2016 · Airbags · 52,000 miles · NY

The passenger air bag light turns off and on when someone is sitting in the passenger seat and even when no one is in the seat. And this happens while the vehicle stationary and in motion.

Filed Dec 10, 2014 · Airbags · 22,550 miles · FL

2012 maxima's passenger airbag off light comes on with adult passengers every 3rd or 4th trip. Went to nissan dealership, maxima under warranty, they said no codes were tripped and that they can't fix the problem but are aware of it. They also gave me a handout describing the difference between airbag off light and airbag malfunction light. The service manager told me he would call me if there is anything he can do for me. I called 1-800-nissan1 and filed a case, but they won't do anything because the dealership is "working on it". The dealership confirmed that if I have an adult passenger in my maxima and the passenger airbag light off is on, the airbag will not deploy. I do not feel safe driving any passengers in my maxima and feel nissan is aware of the problem and trying to ignore it.

Filed May 17, 2014 · Airbags · 15,000 miles · FL

My wife weighs about 135 pounds .the airbag on passenger side does not work properly when she sits in the seat the airbag light goes on which indicates that the airbag is not working I have pictures to validate. So far nissan is not trying to rectify the problem I have taken the car to 2 dealers , they say everthing is normal but the photo prove my complaint.

Filed Apr 11, 2014 · Airbags · 20,565 miles · CT

The passenger airbag light illuminates sporadically when there is an adult passenger sitting in the seat which informs that the airbag is deactivated. Brought car to dealer 5 times over the past 6 months. Each time I was told they could not duplicate the problem and that there were no error codes showing up. The last time they checked was friday april 4th 2014. The dealer stated the same thing. The mechanic who tested came out to talk to us about this. My wife sat in the drivers seat and started the car. I sat in the passenger seat and the light illuminated in front of the mechanic. I asked him if I was seated properly, he agreed I was and took the vehicle while it was still running to test for codes again. He could not find any error codes but, acknowledged that there was a problem. Nissan north american told me that they spoke to the repair manager and he stated that the airbag system was operating properly and nissan told me that there is no problem. Seems strange that nissan is recalling 994,000 2013 and 2014 vehicles for this same issue claiming there is a software problem but will not consider updating the software in my 2012 maxima. This is a safety issue that should be addressed by nissan and they are refusing to do so.