Consumer was involved in a collision in which the vehicle was hit from the side, resulting in a frontal collision. Vehicle, in turn, hit a pole. Upon impact, driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy. Please give any further details.
1996 Nissan Sentra: airbags did not deploy in a crash
11 of the 141 complaints about the 1996 Nissan Sentra describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
While traveling 60 MPH vehicle collided head-on with 50 gallon barrels on the roadside. Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy.
Vehicle collided head on with 5o gallon barrels and air bags did not deploy. Nissan says based on their test, they believe the conditions required to deploy the air bags were not met and therefore cannot assist.
Air abgs: sitting at traffic light when vehicle came up behind and hit in rear/slammed into a vehicle in front of consumer and the air bags did not deploy. Dealer doesn't know why air bags did not go off.
Wner's vehicle rear ended another vehicle at 45mph and airbag did not deploy.
During frontal impact at 30mph the driver's and passenger's side air bag did not deploy. Please provide details.
Owner hit a light post and the air bag didn't deploy.
Consumer was in car collision, seat belt didn't restrain and both air bags didn't deploy . Please describe .
Consumer was involved in a frontal crash in which the air bags did not deploy.
Dual air bags did not deploy upon rear end collision. Air bag warning light still remains on.
Consumer was in an accident and the dual air bags didn't deploy . Tt
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Nissan Sentra no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1996 Nissan Sentra?
11 of 141 owner complaints about the 1996 Nissan Sentra (8%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Nissan Sentra?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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