2013 Nissan Frontier Air Bags

Air bag light will not go off. Afraid will deploy. Dealer no problem just censor. Did not have part to fix.

On a dark road going 40MPH I hit a large deer on Oct 7. The front end of my truck was damaged. Air bag went off but never inflated, and I smelled smoke briefly. I was able to drive home and in the morning I noted there were two quarter size burn holes in the air bag, which probably explains why the bag did not deploy. There was absolutely no evidence of fire under the hood, in the cab, etc. I understand that some kind of explosive is used to "project" the airbag but it looks like it may have also damaged it. What to do?

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHES, WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OR ANY INITIATING FACTOR THAT I CAN DETERMINE. ONE DAY WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON, THE WARNING LIGHT ALSO TURNED ON. THE LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF DURING THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS UNDER 40,000 MILES.

TAKATA RECALL. DASH LIGHT FOR AIR BAG FLASHES WHILE DRIVING WITH OR WITHOUT SOMEONE IN PASSENGER SEAT. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN STARTS FLASHES.DID NOT TAKE TO GARAGE YET.

THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOY TOO EASILY IN FRONTIER TRUCKS, ALL WITHOUT NEED OF A CRASH NISSAN WON'T COVER THE DAMAGES UNDER WARRANTY AND REFUSES TO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO MUST PAY OUT-OF-POCKET FOR REPAIRS. NISSAN DOES HAVE A PROGRAM TO REPROGRAM THE AIR BAG DIAGNOSIS SENSOR UNIT BUT WILL NOT COVER THE REINSTALL OF THE SIDE CURTAIN AID BAGS. THE AIR BAGS ARE GOING OFF BECAUSE OF A FALSE READING FROM THE SENSOR UNIT. MY FRONTIERS SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT 5MPH ON A FLAT SURFACE.

SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO IMPACT OF VEHICLE. NISSAN CLAIMED THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN ANGLE THAT REQUIRED THE BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE IS A 4X4 TRUCK AND WAS NOT AT ANY ANGLE THAT REQUIRED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. SPEED WAS 10MPH ON A FLAT DIRT ROAD. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 9000 MILES THE $4500.00 WAS NOT COVERED UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY.

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IF FAULTY, AND SETS OFF A LIGHT WHICH INDICATES NO PROTECTION FOR ANY PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT SEAT.