2007 Nissan Altima Air Bags

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK, SHOULDER, WRIST, AND NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V521000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

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.

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WARNING THAT AIRBAG IS OFF WHEN PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. DEALER CANNOT FIX SINCE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE IT. I HAVE IT ON VIDEO WHILE THE CAR WAS DRIVEN AND PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. I WONDER IF OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINED. I HAVE THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DISABLED. WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD INDICATE THAT THE AIR BAG WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DEACTIVATED AT RANDOM TIMES (SOMETIMES FOR ENTIRE 20+ MINUTE TRIPS) REGARDLESS OF THE WEIGHT OF PASSENGER (ALL MORE THAN 100 POUNDS, SOME MORE THAN 200 POUNDS). I BELIEVE THE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. NISSAN HAS RECALLED SEVERAL VEHICLES OF MY MODEL YEAR, 2007, AND EVEN MY MODEL, ALTIMA HYBRID, HAS A RECALL, BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. I BELIEVE THAT MY CAR HAS THE DEFECT THAT LED TO THE RECALL, AND EVEN THOUGH I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THRICE, THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN RUN IT ON THE COMPUTER FOR ERROR CODES. GOD FORBID WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DOES NOT INFLATE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW AND IS ONGOING. THANKFULLY WE HAVE NOT NEEDED THE AIRBAG. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT LAST SUNDAY AND MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA WAS DAMAGED IRREVERSIBLY WITH THE FRONT OF THE CAR, INCLUDING THE ENGINE, PUSHED INWARD AND THE FRAME OF THE CAR BENT. THE CAR WAS HIT TWICE FIRST BY LEFT SIDE BY A CAR COMING AT 50 MILES PER HOUR AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHEN MY CAR TURNED AND HIT THE CAR ON MY RIGHT SIDE. WITH THIS SERIOUS DAMAGE, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WILL LIKE SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE IF IT IS BECAUSE OF FLAW IN THE CAR. I CANT IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE ACCIDENT WAS BIGGER AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT WORK... *TR

THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S. AS INDICATED BY THE SAFETY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE WILL TURN ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS IS DESPITE KNOWING THE PASSENGER WEIGHS FAR MORE (OVER 150 LBS) THAN THE SAFETY LIMITS FOR WHICH THE AIRBAG SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO TURN OFF. THE AIRBAG INDICATOR WILL LIGHT NOTIFYING US THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS TURNED OFF AND WILL OFTEN REMAIN LIT FOR 20-30 MINUTES AT A TIME, BUT THE TIME WILL VARY. BUT ALMOST 60-70% OF THE TIME WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE FOR LONGER THAN 5 MINUTES, AT SOME POINT IN THE TRIP THE AIRBAG WILL TURN OFF FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND I HAVE NOTIFIED NISSAN CORPORATE, NEITHER OF WHICH HAS RESULTED IN ANYTHING BEYOND A CURSORY INSPECTION WHICH RESULTED IN NO ACTION BEING DONE. THIS HAS BEEN ON-GOING FOR SOME TIME NOW. THE "INCIDENT DATE" REPORTED BELOW IS WHEN I FIRST BEGAN TO NOTICE THE ISSUE. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS AN ON-GOING ISSUE. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THAT ON VARIOUS FORUMS, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. AND AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS OFTEN ENOUGH THAT I THINK IT MORE THAN ACCOUNTS FOR SIMPLE "SITTING AWKWARDLY" OR IN A WEIRD POSITION. *TW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHENEVER SOMEONE SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD FLASH INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER ON MARCH 9TH TO HAVE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACED. IN DECEMBER THE PROBLEM RECURRED WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND SENSOR AND THEY SENT A TECHNICIAN TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT OR SENSOR; THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK INVOLVED DUE TO THE AIR BAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS INJURY IN THE EVENT A CRASH OCCURS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,211.

MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S HAS HAD A ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MORE THEN A YEAR NOW. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE LIGHT STATING AIR BAG IS OFF COMES ON. THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE SEAT ARE OVER 100 POUNDS IN WEIGHT. NISSAN HAS TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE WAY WE ARE SITTING AND THAT THE AIRBAG "SHOULD" WORK. SHOULD IS NOT A OPTION. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN MANY TIMES TO NO AVAIL, INCLUDING A "EXPERT" FROM NISSAN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CAR IS GOING BACK FOR THE DOCUMENTED 6TH TIME ON THIS CONCERN. *TR

2007 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES,INDICATING AIRBAG IS OFF, WHENEVER MY WIFE (5FT 3IN , 118LBS) IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER WHO TELL ME THAT SENSOR IS FUNCTIONING "ACCORDING TO NISSAN'S SPECIFICATIONS." WOULD LIKE SOME DIRECTION ON WHAT TO DO NEXT. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS NOT ACTIVE WHILE PASSENGER IS IN SEAT. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. MY WIFE AND I ARE BOTH ABOUT 160LBS AND WHEN WE SIT IN PASSENGER SEAT THE "NOT ACTIVE" AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE. I SUBMITTED AN ISSUE ON NISSAN WEBSITE AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY THERE COULD BE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE PASSENGER. NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PRODUCT BUT DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME MY CAR IS NOT LISTED AND I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT LOOKED AT WHEN I'M STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT DATE SINCE IT OCCURS SO RANDOMLY. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT RANDOMLY GOES ON WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE CAR IS DRIVING. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES - ONCE WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING BUT SERVICE WAS CLOSED ON THAT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THREE OTHER TIMES THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD IT WOULDN'T EFFECT SAFETY OF PASSENGER. JUST GOT RECALL IN MAIL (1-9-2009) AND READ ONLINE THAT THE RECALL WAS BACK IN NOVEMBER, HAD I KNOWN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER LEMON LAW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS AN OCCUPANT SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AT THE TIME. WHENEVER THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DETECTED THAT AN OCCUPANT WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V521000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,300. UPDATED 08/21/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/26/09. *JB

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE SEAT OFTEN DOES NOT DETECT SOMEONE IN THE SEAT AND WILL DISCONNECT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM FROM DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. SPOKE WITH A NISSAN TECH WHO SAID THE SENSOR IN OPERATING NORMAL; HOWEVER, I KNOW MANY PEOPLE TO INCLUDE THE TECH'S AT THE DEALERSHIP WHO KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE! *TR

OUR VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON DURING TRAVEL. WE HAVE MADE NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALER, AND UNLESS THEY CAN REPLICATE IT, THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE EVEN MADE A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW IF THE AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE OR IF THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WE ARE TIRED OF TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLVED THROUGH NISSAN AND THE DEALER. WE DO NOT WANT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT TO SEE IF THE AIRBAG WORKS PROPERLY. *TR

AIR BAG FAILURE NISSAN HYBRID-- THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AUTOMATICALLY DEACTIVATED ITSELF EVEN WHEN ADULT (EG. 110 POUNDS AND 5FEET 2 INCHES TALL) SITS UPRIGHT. IT ALSO DEACTIVATES OR ACTIVATES FREQUENTLY WHEN THE PASSENGER IS NOT ADJUSTING HIS/HER POSITION AND THERE IS NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN ROAD CONDITION. THE BEHAVIOR IS ERRATIC AND HAPPENS 75% OF THE TIME. I AM AFRAID FOR THE LACK OF PROTECTION BY THE AIR BAG SYSTEMS IN THE CASE OF DISASTER. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY NISSAN SO FAR. 2 DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AREN'T ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE SYMPTOMS. ONE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT SHOULD WORK BEYOND 120 POUNDS. NISSAN'S GUIDELINE IS FIFTY POUNDS AND NOT 100. THE OTHER DEALERSHIP RAN AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CIRCUITRY AND DIDN'T IDENTIFY ANY MALFUNCTION. *TR

ON THE DASHBOARD THERE IS A PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS INDICATOR. THE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I HAVE A FULL GROWN ADULT. ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL THE LIGHT SHOULD NOT COME ON WHEN THERE IS AN ADULT IN THE SEAT. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THE SENSOR SHOULDN'T TRIP UNLESS THERE IS SOMEONE THAT WEIGHS LESS THEN 100 LBS. MY PASSENGER IS CLOSE TO 200 LBS, BUT THE SENSOR STILL INDICATES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM IS OFF. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST MONTH. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT SERVICED. *TR

I HAVE TAKEN MY ALTIMA TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG PASSENGER SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG IS FUNCTIONING IS COMING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHEN SOMEONE IS SEATED THERE. SOMETIMES IT WILL INDICATE THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE SHUT OFF FOR THE ENTIRE TIME THAT SOMEONE IS SEATED, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS IRREGARDLESS OF THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER. ALSO, IT WILL MALFUNCTION WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I AM UNSURE WHETHER THE AIR BAG WILL FUNCTION IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT IN THIS STATE. NISSAN HAS REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION 3 TIMES WITH NO EFFECT, AND TELLS US THAT IS THE ONLY PART THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. LAUGHABLY, THEY ALSO TELL ME THAT THE PASSENGERS MUST BE SQUIRMING AROUND. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THAT ARE FILED HERE, I FEEL THAT IT IS PRUDENT FOR NHTSA TO TAKE ACTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT SHOULD DISPLAY OFF WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT, OR WHEN A CHILD UNDER 90 POUNDS SITS IN THE SEAT. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO DISPLAY THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED EVEN WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I DRIVE A 2007 ALTIMA AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AND AT TIMES STAYS ON FOR A WHILE, UP TO 15 MILES WHILE DRIVING. WE'VE TOOK IT TWICE TO GET FIX AT THE DEALER SHIP AND THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACE THE SEAT LINER AND THAT WORKED FOR TWO WEEKS AND THE BACK TO THE SAME THING. WE TOOK BACK AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. AGAIN THE LIGHT COMES ON ONCE IN A WHILE AND THE DIRECTOR AT THE DEALER SHIP ASK US TO BRING IT BACK, AGAIN THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WE ALSO PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND AS OF NOW IT'S STILL MALFUNCTIONING EVERY SO OFTEN. I'M JUST WORRY IT WILL NOT PERFORM PROPERLY WHEN NEEDED. NOW I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I DON'T FEEL SAFE TO CARRY MY FAMILY IN THE PASSENGER SEAT ANYMORE. *TR

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THEY HAVE BEEN A CONCERN WITH 2007 NISSAN'S, MY AIR BAG SEEMS TO COME ON AND OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO I DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS WAS THE WAY THEY WORK OR IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH IT. BECAUSE WHEN SOME ONE IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IT GOES ON AND OFF CONSTANT. I WILL PUT A DATE IN, BUT CANT BE CORRECT IF IT IS THE CORRECT DATE BUT I PURCHASED MINE IN MAY 2007 I NOTICED IT ABOUT A FEW MONTHS LATER. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS JUST RECENTLY KILLED ON 10/25/2007 DUE TO THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING ON HER BRAND NEW 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. SHE WAS HIT ON THE HIGHWAY, HIT THE MEDIAN HARD AND LOST BUMPER AND THEN T-BONED IN THE OPPOSITE LANES. HER AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND SHE DIED FROM A BROKEN NECK!!!! *TR

I OWN A 05 ALTIMA. RECENTLY I WAS HIT FROM REAR, NO INJURY, BUT AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS SENT FOR REPAIRS AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR END COLLISION WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF SENSOR FAILURE BUT THE FACT THE COMPUTER CHIP BURNED. MY QUESTION IS HOW LONG WILL THIS CHIP LAST AND IF YOU SHOULD GIVE YOUR CUSTOMERS A HEADS UP ON THIS INFORMATION ? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT DIMS WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 9,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.