1995 Nissan Sentra Air Bags
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
Complaint Timeline
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FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. DUP OF 518950, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITONS AFTER HITTING BUMP IN ROAD. *AK
VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP; TRAFFIC AHEAD IN OTHER LANE; ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED NISSAN; IT REARENDED TRUCK AHEAD OF IT & DAMAGED BUMPER; AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER; NO EXPLANATION FOR NON DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITON AND DEPRESSED THE TURN SIGNAL TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 12:00 POSITION SPEED, 20MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES AND FATALITIES, INCLUDING AN UNBORN FETUS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE LEFT TURN, SUDDENLY BOTH DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT APPROX. 20 MPH, NO IMPACT/POT HOLES OR BUMPS IN ROADWAY, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
THE AIRBAG WAS SLOW IN DEPLOYMENT. INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, DRIVER HIT HER HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND THEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, STOPPED AT STOP SIGN, MADE A TURN ONTO ANOTHER INTERSECTION, GOING OUT TO DINNER, WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MPH AFTER MAKING TURN, SUDDENLY THE AIR BAGS IN VEHICLE EXPLODED, VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING.*AK *SLC
PROCEEDING ON GREEN, BROADSIDED ON COMING VEHICLE. OCCUPANTS SEAT BELT RELEASED AND DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. INJURIES FOUR ADULTS ON INFANT. *AK
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION; VEHICLE RAN INTO RAILING ON SIDE OF ROAD TRYING TO AVOID ACCIDENT. TT
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 20 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL & SIDE IMPACT AT APPROX. 50MPH, 3:00 ON FRONT BUMPER AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT
DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON REAR COLLISION WHICH PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 50MPH. TT
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT. TT
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Quick Summary
The 1995 Nissan Sentra has 40 Air Bags complaints on file. 18 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.