passenger airbag light turn off a few second after starting the vehicle. Nissan of Staten Island, NY Technician tried to perform zero-point rest but was unable to do. Found current code B0040-00 Occupant sensor unit in abnormal voltage and pass diagnostic trouble code B-00A0-02 occupant sensor unit malfunction. Recommended to replace occupant detector unit and seat frame . It costs $3,133.26. My concern is that this appears to be a known Nissan issue addressed in Technical Service Bulletin NTB19-071A, which applies to Nissan vehicles experiencing OCS sensor failures. While Nissan has acknowledged the issue through a technical bulletin, no recall was issued, leaving owners responsible for a very costly safety-related repair. I believe it is unreasonable for customers to bear the full cost of correcting a known defect involving the airbag occupant classification system, particularly when the repair exceeds $3,000.
2018 Nissan Rogue airbags problems
32 complaints (5% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 46,000. 13 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 32
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- typical mileage
- 46,000
- crashes
- 13
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Sensor: occupant classification1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Nissan Rogue airbags problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2018 Nissan Rogue airbags
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2018 Nissan Rogue owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed, and it was determined that there was a possible computer component failure and that the OCS sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The contact stated that an unknown sensor in the seat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 129,000.
My side airbags deployed unexpectedly and without impact while riving down the street. I was in my neighborhood, close to my home, and suddenly the passenger side airbags deployed. The car shut down immediately. There is no impact to the side of the car and no dents (pics attached) I have a "malfunction" error on my screen. I don't know why this happened. My safety was at risk because if I was on the highway and this happened, it would've caused an accident. Also, I have just dropped off my child. If this happened 15mins sooner she would've been injured.
In a car accident 08/25 and airbags did not deploy.
The contact owned a 2018 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, a second vehicle crashed into the front passenger side of the vehicle. During the crash, no air bags in the vehicle deployed, and the vehicle was destroyed. The driver sustained an injured left hand and lower back and neck injuries. The front seat passenger sustained a chest contusion along with back and neck injuries. Both occupants later received medical treatment. A police report was taken at the scene, and the vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not yet contacted regarding the crash. The failure mileage was 61,000.
On 03/06/2025 my car got into an accident with another vehicle the whole pumper was damaged yet the air bags didn’t go off, and my child in the back seat with his booster, that the seat belt was supposed to hold the seat, the whole booster seat came off
When driving the seatbelt light indicator comes on, has been doing this for sometime and usually only happens when there is no passenger. When the passenger seatbelt is clicked the light (seatbelt indicator) goes off.
Was at a complete stop at a red light, was struck from behind in which the car was going approximately 50 miles an hour, and no airbags deployed. The police report stated that they did but in fact they did not. I provided pictures of the inside of the car after the accident showing that they did not deploy. Daughter in back seat suffered fractured vertebrae. She was sitting in center seat. There was an occupant in driver seat as well as front passenger. Driver may have hit chin on driver’s wheel causing bruising but no broken bones. Driver continues to have sore upper back as of April 2, 2024, but no broken bones. Pictures of police report also provided.
The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 46,000.
Driving to Deep Gap, NC 7/28/2023 the “passenger airbag” lights came on and stayed on. When we got home we tried several Utube reset options and the lights went off, for a few starts of the engine. Now the lights stay on all the time. Being that I have a 2018 Nissan Rouge, I am wondering if I have one of the faulty recalled airbag sensors put when the vehicle was built in 2018 in Japan. We still have to use the vehicle daily and it is available for inspection. Living in Florida, old people capital of the US, I want to know I’m protected with airbags. We have called our platinum extended warranty people, two dealers who say $200-$2,000 to diagnose and repair. I cannot understand paying for a defect so we have not scheduled any work to be done. We did have something else odd happen in the past couple of weeks also, making me think it may be something more defective in the the electronics. The radio screen suddenly went black even though the radio was still playing. When we stop and started the car again, the radio screen came on normally.
Questions about the 2018 Nissan Rogue airbags
Does the 2018 Nissan Rogue have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 32 complaints about the airbags of the 2018 Nissan Rogue, 5% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2018 Nissan Rogue airbags problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 46,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2018 Nissan Rogue airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Nissan Rogue have bad airbags?
The Nissan Rogue model years with the most airbags complaints are 2008 (129 complaints), 2009 (101 complaints) and 2015 (99 complaints).
Other 2018 Nissan Rogue problems
Brakes 264Driver assistance 206Electrical 96Engine 58Transmission 49Acceleration 36Steering 19Body 15Seats 15Visibility 10Wheels 9Fuel system 8Lights 7Seat belts 5Suspension 5Locks 4Tires 1
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