"takata recall". Mad a right hand turn and both front airbags randomly deployed.they caused the front windshield to crack badly. Didnt hit another car nor anything with making the turn. Was moving in a city street at 9pm so not much traffic. Turned into an empty street luckily.
1996 Nissan Sentra: windshield cracks
5 of the 141 complaints about the 1996 Nissan Sentra describe windshield cracks.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Windshield cracks by model year
- 20261
- 19965
What owners say
Airbag deployed while making a turn, there was no impact to cause failure. The windshield was cracked due to deployment. Dealer replaced the airbag, but could not find defect.
Consumer was turning a corner when both air bags deployed, the sound was like an explosion, the windshield was cracked due to the deployment, consumer had air bag replaced by dealership, who says there was no defect.
False deployment of airbag caused the passenger side windshield to crack. Dup 0f 516524, added on 25-feb-98.
False deployment of air bag caused the passenger side windshield to crack.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Water can enter and displace the grease in the wiper arm linkage ball joint where the wiper linkage attaches to the wiper motor linkage.
- Risk
- This can result in gradual wear over a period of time inside the joint that could lead to the separation of the wiper linkage assembly from the wiper motor linkage at the ball joint. A loss of windshield wiper function can result in this separation occurs.
- Remedy
- To prevent grease from being washed out of the joint, the dealers will modify by adding a water diversion seal that will prevent water from entering the windshield wiper linkage ball joint area.
Recall number 98V093000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1996 Nissan Sentra windshield crack
Is windshield cracks a common problem on the 1996 Nissan Sentra?
5 of 141 owner complaints about the 1996 Nissan Sentra (4%) mention windshield cracks. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Nissan Sentra?
There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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