2017 Nissan Maxima airbags problems

18 complaints (17% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 28,500. 3 crashes reported.

owner complaints: 18
of this car's complaints: 17%
typical mileage: 28,500
crashes: 3
recalls: 1

Which part fails

Sensor: occupant classification
1

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

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200k+

Nissan Maxima airbags problems in other years

Specific symptoms reported on the 2017 Nissan Maxima airbags

Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.

Airbag light 8

Related recalls

Air bags: sensor: occupant classificationReported April 26, 2016 · 3,296,947 vehicles affected

What is wrong: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.
Risk: If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
Remedy: Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1‑800‑867‑7669, Infiniti customer service at 1‑888‑833‑3216 or Chevrolet customer service at 1‑800‑222‑1020.

Recall number 16V244000 · Recall details

What 2017 Nissan Maxima owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Aug 7, 2025 · Airbags · VA

Air Bag sensor keeps turning on. After several resets, and it’s always a different airbag sensor that sets it off.

Filed Aug 26, 2024 · Airbags · MA

Airbag warning light stays on at the dashboard. Passenger air bag light indicates airbag is off when someone is actually in the seat. This is incorrect.

Filed Mar 7, 2024 · Airbags, Body · IN

Rear passenger pillars between passenger doors and trunk plastic trim pieces have both broken off. The plastic clips are so flimsy they broke off.

Filed Jan 7, 2024 · Airbags · GA

Went to work and parked. It rained that day, not sure if it’s related. When I went to leave the dash airbag light stayed on. This was December 2023. There are no other issues with the car. No other warning lights. The car has 52,300 miles on it now. I just recently took it to the dealership to see about getting it fixed and was quoted $7k-11k in repairs. They told me “it’s usually the setback assembly. That could possibly fix it.” I was told the lifetime power train warranty that the dealership offers does not apply. I do have the invoice, but for some train the website is not letting me upload.

Filed Nov 22, 2023 · Airbags, Driver assistance · GA

First, my passenger airbag light came on and will not go off. then my emergency breaking system activated while I was driving on the interstate and I was almost hit by a semi from behind I didn’t manage to get the vehicle off the road I took it to Nissan . They did a diagnostics and couldn’t find anything wrong with the car the emergency braking system has activated several times since then and now my whole dash system seems to freeze up completely and will not let me use anything in the car. I have to put it in park the car off and restart for it to work. Nissan has my vehicle now . They did another diagnostics and said it was a sensor in the airbags, and the whole driver side seat had to be replaced and I was told that my airbags would not deploy if I got in a car wreck since there is no recall for this issue so they say I have to put out-of-pocket that amount of money to fix my car and they want me to pay for another diagnostics fee. I have a car that does not have safety features that I paid for. Nissan wants to charge me again for another diagnostics exam and the cost for the seat they say about $5000 .

Filed Oct 12, 2023 · Airbags, Lights · FL

The airbag light does not go out once the vehicle has been started and while driving.

Filed Jan 20, 2023 · Airbags · SC

Driver airbag light has been on for two years and dealership states that it will cost thousands of dollars to be replaced and/or repaired. I have researched online and this seems to be a problem with this year, make and model and may be a continuance of airbag issues that were included in a recall prior to this year model. Today, I am unsure as to whether or not the airbags will work properly in the vehicle if it is in an accident.

Filed Dec 8, 2022 · Airbags · SC

About two years ago, the driver airbag light came on and has been on. We took the car to Hudson Nissan in Charleston, SC to have it repaired and were informed that we would have to replace the entire seat to replace the sensor to the tune of about $4500.00. Based on a lot of information I have been reading, there has been a recall on certain 2017 Nissan Maximas but not all of them. I believe that my car should be covered under the recall or at least covered by Nissan because the sensors are known to go bad and there is plenty of information available online about this issue.

Filed Mar 29, 2022 · Airbags, Seat belts · GA

I have been taken my vehicle back and forth for the airbag lights coming on and staying on. They have changed the driver side seatbelt in which they installed in wrong and I had to take it back. Every time they say they fixed the problem, within a few weeks the airbag lights come back on. They have told my husband to check the wiring under the passenger seat, and when I took it back due to the airbag lights still staying on. They say they fixed the problem. This last time I took it back, now they are saying I need to replace the whole driver side seat. Saying something in the seat cushion is faulty, which is why the airbag light stays on.

Filed Jan 24, 2021 · Airbags, Body · 60,000 miles · GA · crash · 1 injury

A vehicle pulled out into oncoming traffic and was struck my vehicle. My vehicle sustained front-end damage that totalled my car out. My airbags failed to deploy.

Questions about the 2017 Nissan Maxima airbags

Does the 2017 Nissan Maxima have airbags problems?

Owners have filed 18 complaints about the airbags of the 2017 Nissan Maxima, 17% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.

At what mileage do 2017 Nissan Maxima airbags problems start?

The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 28,500 miles.

Was there a recall on the 2017 Nissan Maxima airbags?

Yes, 1 recall: 16V244000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.

What year does the Nissan Maxima have bad airbags?

The Nissan Maxima model years with the most airbags complaints are 2009 (43 complaints), 2003 (35 complaints) and 2001 (29 complaints).