the vehicle rear ended someone's van while only going 15-20 mph. the airbag deployed and then exploded; causing 2nd & 3rd degree burns throughout my upper body. small pieces of debris were also removed from bruises i sustained throughout my upper body. i broke/fractured my ribs, dislocated my knee and my pelvic bone was shattered. the airbag malfunctioned and the auto body in charge of repairs for this car "conveniently" misplaced the airbags after being asked specifically to leave the airbags in the trunk of the vehicle......updated 11-24/14 *bf
during a 40 mph frontal collision front air bags did not deploy. consumer sustained minor injuries, and vehicle was towed. dealership will be notified. *ak
dt: the consumer owns a nissan altima year 2000. on august 29 , 2005 the consumer was involved in an accident. a 1989 buick hit it the back bumper while waiting in traffic for the light to change. there were 3 to 4 cars in front of consumer's vehicle. upon impact, the front air bags did not deploy. was it possible for air bags not to deploy during a collision? the consumer was wearing his seat belt. the rear of car sustained minor damage. however, the front of the car sustained major damage. the hood was dented, and the bumper cracked in half and fell off.*ak
tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan altima. the contact stated that the air bag off warning indicator would illuminate with the passenger seat occupied. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 08v521000 (air bags) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs. the vehicle was repaired under the recall however, the failure persisted. the contact attempted to take the vehicle back to the dealer but was advised that they were only liable to perform what was described in the recall and provided no further assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 8,300.
detail: on febraury 2, 2007 vehicle was traveling at a high rate of 45-55 mph when it hit another vehicle that pulled out in front of it head on. neither the driver's side nor the passenger's side airbags deployed. driver substained minor bruises and hip pain. car was totalled out by insurance company. *ak
purchased a 2008 nissan altma sept 17,2007. the passenger air bag light does not always go off while a passenger is seated and riding in the auto. when the light is on the air bag will not inflate. when my wife is riding in the passenger side and the air bag light is on, her life is in danger. *tr
the passenger side airbag turns itself off sporadically when i (160 lbs) or my husband (190 lbs) sit in the passenger seat. i took it back to the dealer twice. the second time the dealer told me that nissan stated that my airbag sensor was operating as per specification. there is no manual override switch to force the airbag to inflate during a crash. the owner's manual states that the airbag may turn itself off when small adults are sitting in the front passenger seat, but offers no solution for this situation. does this mean that nissan is willfully depriving small adults (and, in our case, not so small adults) of their airbag protection? this is a fatal design flaw. there must be a recall to install a manual override switch for the passenger side front airbag. the car's computer must not be allowed to decide who gets an airbag and who doesn't. *tr
regarding the current (2013-2014) nissan recall due to airbag defect: we traded in our 2007 altima for a 2014 model. the 2007 model appeared to have the same airbag defect being described in the current recall. during our ownership of the 2007 model, the passenger seat airbag sensor malfunctioned about 80% of the time--it would mistakenly indicate that no one was in the seat whether the adult sitting there was small or heavy. this occurred with an adult sitting in a normal, upright, centered position. the same thing is happening with our new car. *tr
while driving home at night the vehicle hit an obstruction in the road. the air bags impact shattered the elbow of the driver. the air bag also damaged the drivers nose. the driver underwent surgery and had metal plates and 75 screws inserted into her arm to create a new elbow. after surgery the driver had to attend physical therapy for 6 months to learn how to use the new elbow. the driver is also now undergoing a new surgery to have a deviated septum repaired caused by injury of the air bag.
vehicle crashed with only side curtains deploying, no front airbag deployment at all. resulting in occupant's death ..updated 08-28-14 *bf..updated 10/28/14 *bf updated 11/6/2014 *js updated 08/24/2017*ct *tr