2015 Nissan Murano Air Bags

CPSC:I1590088A. 2015 NISSAN MURANO. CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT SENSORS HAD A DEFECT. *LN THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN HIS 90 POUND SON SAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEACTIVATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE SENSORS WERE SENSITIVE TO SEATING LOCATION OF THE PASSENGER AND TO MOVE AROUND TO ACTIVATE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING. *JB

IN ABOUT HALF OF THE DRIVES PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF SIGNAL COMES UP WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER IS SEATED IN FRONT, THIS HAPPENS FOR THE SAME PASSENGER. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE WEIGHT LIMIT IS SET AROUND 120LBS WHICH SEEMS TO HIGH FOR SMALL ADULTS, FEMALES ESPECIALLY. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD AS WE ARE USING THE VEHICLE WITH PASENGER AIRBAG TURNED OFF HALF THE TIME.

VEHICLE WARNING LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF WITH AN ADULT IN THE SEAT. PASSENGER MUST MOVE AROUND IN THE SEAT TO FIND A SPOT THAT TURNS THE WARNING LIGHT OFF. SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER MUST LEAVE THE VEHICLE AND RE-ENTER THE SEAT TO GET THE LIGHT OFF. EVEN WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT WE ARE NOT SURE THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY.

PURCHASED A NEW 2015 NISSAN MURANO PLATINUM AT END OF MAY. NOTICED RIGHT AWAY WHEN MY 95 POUND SON WOULD SIT IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE 'PASSENGER AIRBAG DEACTIVATED' LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. WE INQUIRED WITH OUR LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS CHECKED OUT AND OPERATING CORRECTLY. WE WERE TOLD THE NEW SEAT SENSORS WERE VERY SENSITIVE AND MY SON NEEDED TO 'MOVE AROUND' A BIT IN THE SEAT TO ACTIVATE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. THAT NEVER WORKED. I STARTED PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE INDICATOR AND NOTICED THAT ABOUT HALF THE TIME THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD DEACTIVATE WHEN I WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, AND I AM 270 POUNDS! WE WERE ABOUT TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN, WHEN WE NOTICED AN ARTICLE IN THE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2015 NEW YORK TIMES ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE IN SEVERAL 2014 NISSAN MODELS, WHICH PROMPTED THIS FORMAL COMPLIANT.