2007 Nissan Altima Air Bags

The driver side door airbag did not deploy after major side impact by a box truck that never engaged the braking system. The Altima under went a safety inspection approximately 30 days prior to the accident. There were no warning lights on the vehicle. The vehicle has been inspected by the NJ State Police, involved Insurance companies and outside engineers. The driver ,my son, of the Altima, was fatally injured due to head trauma. We are unable to load the final police report to the upload link through this form. We can provide the pdf report in a separate cover as needed.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE OWNER WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OCCUPANT SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER HUDSON NISSAN LOCATED AT 7331 RIVERS AVE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V521000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING. ON A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. IT COST $2,000.00. TO REPLACE. NO DON'T HAVE TO BE MOVING. IT'S WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR ON.

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. IT WON'T RESET. THERE IS A PROBLEM AND IN A CRASH MAY NOT DEPLOY CAUSING HARM TO THE PASSENGER. THE LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY WHEN STARTING IT ONE MORNING. ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE UPPER BACK, VERTEBRAE, AND SHOULDER. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT ALWAYS DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *DT*JB*PM*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION MODULE (OCS) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V521000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TAKATA RECALL THE CAR OFTEN DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MINUTES AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING IT.

TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING. THEY FOUND PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT CONTROL UNIT SENSOR FAILURE. THEY SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION AT A COST OF $2123.88. ALSO, THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD READS 'PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 2 ' WHEN A ADULT IS SETTING IN PASSENGER SEAT AND WON'T GO OFF. I CONTACTED NISSAN CORP. AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WASN'T COVERED BY RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND NISSAN NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE IN THIS MATTER. I WASN'T NOTIFIED ABOUT ANY RECALL DURING THE TIME I HAD THIS CAR. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW.

TAKATA RECALL: WE WERE DRIVING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AT LESS THAN 10 MPH (WE WERE LOOKING AT HOUSES). OUT OF NOWHERE MY AIRBAGS BLEW. WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AND WE LOOKED AROUND TO SEE IF SOMETHING HIT US AND THERE WAS NOTHING. THERE WAS ALSO NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO MY CAR. NO ONE WAS HURT SINCE THERE WAS NO MOMENTUM, HOWEVER, NISSAN WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND THEY REFUSE TO SEND ME THE REPORT. I HAVE LEFT NUMEROUS MESSAGES WITH REP. DEHENRY KIDD (615-725-7639 /CASE NUMBER 29409439).I WAS ALSO TOLD THERE WAS NO ESCALATION PROCESS.

TAKATA RECALL

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES CONTINUOUSLY. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TURNS OFF WITH ADULT IN THE SEAT. IF ADULT MOVES AROUND THE WARNING LIGHT GOES OUT BUT RETURNS WITHIN MINUTES. ALTHOUGH NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH A VARIETY OF ALTIMA MODEL YEARS THEY IGNORE MY SAFETY COMPLAINT. THE FACTORY SAYS SEE THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE. IF THE SERVICE DEPT VERIFIES THE PROBLEM HAVE THEM CONTACT US. THE SERVICE DEPT SAYS CALL THE FACTORY. SERVICE DEPT SAYS INSPECTION IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AND COULD COST $200 OR MORE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION BUT I HAVE NOT MONITORED IT WHEN PARKED. CANNOT 100% SAY IT IS ONLY WHEN IN MOTION.

SUNDAY 10\25\15 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON 118 IN VENTURA COUNTY AT 5AM. A LARGE ANIMAL RAN IN FRONT OF THE CAR, SHE SWERVED AND HIT SOME CONSTRUCTION SIGN/SANDBAGS. SHE LOST CONTROL SPUN ACROSS ROAD, MAY HAVE FLIPPED AND ENDED UP IN A DEEP DITCH. ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THIS AIR BAG HAS HAD SENSOR PROBLEMS BEFORE AND WAS REPLACED DURING A RECALL BECAUSE I INSISTED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED, THE YOUNG LADY WHO RECEIVED A CONCUSSION YESTERDAY DOESN'T AGREE. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED AND ALL OTHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE ONE THAT HAD ISSUES?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO TURN ON WHEN AN ADULT OVER 90 LBS. OCCUPIED THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V521000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V521000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

HELLO IN FEBRUARY 2012 MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A PREOWNED 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. WE LOVE THE CAR BUT THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CUTS OFF WITH ANY SIZE PERSON I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T THERE ISSUE BEING I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS IS SO I CONTACTED THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER TO RUN THE VIN TO SEE IF IT WAS A POSSIBLE RECALL AND THE ONLY RECALL LISTED FOR MY CAR WAS THE KEY FOB. I KNOW THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD BUT NO ONE WILL HELP ME FIND A SOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BUMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. ..UPDATED 04-29-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG ILLUMINATED AT VARIOUS TIMES, THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. UPDATED 05/15/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, SHOULDERS, KNEE, FOOT AND HANDS. NEITHER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS A 130,000.

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

2007 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5 SE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SEAT PROBLEMS IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE COSUMER STATED ANYONE WHO SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG SENSOR DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIRED. THE WARNING READ, NP PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE EXACT PROBLEM. HOWEVER, HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED.

I [XXX] WAS A PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT DURING A SERIOUS CAR CRASH THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED WHICH CAUSE ME TO HAVE PLASTIC SURGERY ON MY LEFT PART OF MY HEAD. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON, AND WHEN THE DEALER CHECK THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, HE FOUND THAT THE OCS AND ACU SYSTEMS WAS DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER, NISSAN WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT OR REPAIR IT. *JS