1996 Nissan Pathfinder Air Bags
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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I TRIED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE NISSAN DEALER AND AFTER FINDING MY VEHICLE RETURN A POSITIVE AIRBAG RECALL ON AIRBAGRECALL.COM. THE LOCAL DEAL SAID IT IS NOT LISTED IN THEIR SYSTEM AND DID NOT OFFER TO LOOK INTO IT ANY FURTHER. I TOLD THEM THEY COULD LOOK IT UP ON AN INTERNET BASED SYSTEM TO SEE WHAT I WAS SEEING BUT THEY DECLINED. WILSON MOTOR COMPANY WILSON NISSAN 328 NORTH MAIN STREET, LOGAN (435) 752-7355
DRIVER HANDS SUFFERED 2ND DEGREE BURNS WHEN AIR BAG DEPLOYED.
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A COLLOSION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AIRBAG CHEMICALS BURNED THE DRIVER'S FACE/NECK AND HANDS. DRIVER ALSO RECEIVED ABRASIONS TO THE EYE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVNG 30-35 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A LEFT FRONT AND SIDE ACCIDENT IN WHICH THIRE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSEGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN AN ACCIDENT.
OTHER: DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED TWICE.
THERE WERE FUMES COMING FROM THE TRUCK CAUSED DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO PASS OUT, VEHICLE HIT UNDDERPASS, NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTIN GIN INJURIES TO BOTH. *AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
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The 1996 Nissan Pathfinder has 8 Air Bags complaints on file. 6 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.