The nissan was in a severe accident and the air bag never deployed. There were 4 people in car when the accident occured. The passenger side air bag did deploy and those two people receved injuries but not life threating. The drivers side where the air bag did not deploy caused significant injuries the driver had major spinal surgery inwhich she had to do rehabilitation to walk again for 8 months. The back seat passenger had to be air lifted to a hospital and 18 months later is still paralyzed and unable to walk. She is currently still in a rehabilitation home.
2010 Nissan Xterra airbags problems
11 complaints (29% of all complaints for this car). 2 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 29%
- crashes
- 2
- recalls
- 2
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
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Nissan Xterra airbags problems in other years
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal
- What is wrong
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2008-2011 Titan, Frontier, Xterra, Pathfinder, Armada, and 2008-2009 Quest vehicles. The resin emblem on the driver's air bag cover may develop cracks and detach during air bag deployment.
- Risk
- A detached emblem can become a projectile during air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the drivers airbag cover. Owner letters were mailed December 8, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1‑800‑867‑7669. Nissan's number for this recall are PC944, PC945, and PC946.
Recall number 23V067000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- What is wrong
- Nissan has notified the federal safety agency of a defect in certain model year 2010 frontier, pathfinder, and xterra vehicles manufactured from february 22, 2010 to march 13, 2010. On some of the potentially affected vehicles, the fasteners securing the passenger front air bag module, and also the fasteners securing the steering shaft positioning bracket may not have been tightened to the proper torque specification.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash, the passenger front air bag deployment trajectory might be affected. The fasteners could possibly come out of the steering column positioning bracket increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the steering column and the passenger front air bag fasteners and any missing fasteners will be replaced and all loose fasteners will be retightened to the proper torque specifications free of charge. The safety recall began on april 19, 2010. Owners may contact nissan at 1‑800‑647‑7261.
Recall number 10V115000 · Recall details
What 2010 Nissan Xterra owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
After getting the air bag control module reprogrammed per the recall, I was on a dirt road and the rollover airbags deployed when they shouldn’t have. The dealership I got the recall done at is claiming the airbag system registered “rollover conditions”. When I asked what the conditions were they told me they were unable to provide them. I am concerned either their reprogramming didn’t fix the issue or that they never actually reprogrammed it. Either way my airbags deployed when I was no where near a roll over situation and luckily no one was injured in this instance
The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated that he received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 23V067000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available.
My air bag quit working. The light started going off. I took it to Nissan and they said I had to pay to have the light turned off before they would fix the recall. I could not afford to pay to have the light turned off. The line connecting to my transmission and radiator has failed. Transmission fluid is leaking into my radiator and coolant is leaking into my transmission. Both must be replaced. The repair shop looked up the recall and said that was why this happened. I cannot afford thousands of dollars to have this repaired. My car is 10 years old with 163k miles.
The passenger side airbag sensor broke , sensor that detects a person in the seat and engages the airbag, took it to dealer to fix and was told Nissan no longer supports that part and should go to a junk yard and pull a a seat cushion and install it myself.
Airbag light is on
The airbag light came on and steadily flashes. I live in a coastal area with high humidity and am concerned that this is a corrosion issue in the sensor
Airbag light flashes when light is reset it flashes again after a few miles horn doesn't work unable to warn other drivers & pedestrians
My air bag sensor light came on, took it to the dealership they told me that my air bags have been disabled because of a fault in the spiral cable in my steering column. They told me the part cost $460 to replace. They said it was a common problem which caused the seat belts to be deactivated. They told me to fix it I would have to pay because it was no longer under warranty. It seems to me that a safety feature such as an air bag should not have a warranty expiration. When I told them I didn't have the $460 they said make sure you wear your seat belt because your air bags will not work. The ironic thing is that I was at the dealership because of a safety recall because the air bags would automatically deploy while driving down the road. It seems nissan doesn't care if your air bags will not deploy if it is not still covered under the warranty.
Unable to find the airbag recall.
Questions about the 2010 Nissan Xterra airbags
Does the 2010 Nissan Xterra have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 11 complaints about the airbags of the 2010 Nissan Xterra, 29% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 2010 Nissan Xterra airbags problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 2010 Nissan Xterra airbags?
Yes, 2 recalls: 23V067000, 10V115000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
What year does the Nissan Xterra have bad airbags?
The Nissan Xterra model years with the most airbags complaints are 2007 (26 complaints), 2008 (23 complaints) and 2006 (20 complaints).
Other 2010 Nissan Xterra problems
Transmission 11Electrical 8Engine 5Fuel system 5Brakes 4Body 2Steering 2Acceleration 1Driver assistance 1Suspension 1Tires 1Wheels 1
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