161 complaints reported

2009 Nissan Versa Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
161
Crashes
15
Fires
0
Injuries
10

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Apr 2018

BETWEEN NOTICE FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG RECALL AND THEN THE RECALL FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN UNREASONABLY LONG AND REQUIRED FAR TOO MUCH EFFORT ON MY PART TO RESOLVE. AT EVERY STEP THIS HAS REQUIRED FAR TOO MUCH OF MY PERSONAL ATTENTION AND TIME. THE ONLY WAY I'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THIS RECALL PROCESS WORK FOR ME IS BY SETTING UP A GOOGLE ALERT ABOUT NISSAN RECALLS TO REMIND ME TO CALL THEM PERIODICALLY. OTHERWISE THEY WOULD NEVER INFORM ME ABOUT ANY DEVELOPMENTS WITH THIS RECALL. WHEN I FINALLY CALLED THEM AGAIN THEY REQUIRED FAR TOO MUCH INFORMATION FROM ME JUST TO GIVE ME INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL. IT'S LIKE THEY JUST WANT TO PUT SO MANY ROADBLOCKS ON THIS PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT MOST PEOPLE JUST GIVE UP AND DRIVE UNSAFE CARS INSTEAD OF GETTING THEM FIXED. AND THAT'S AT EACH STEP. I GIVE ALL THIS INFORMATION WHEN I TALK TO ONE PERSON THEN I TALK TO SOMEONE ELSE AND HAVE TO GIVE THEM THE SAME INFORMATION AND THEN THE NEXT AND SO ON. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH TIME THIS PROCESS WASTES. AND FINALLY THE DEALERSHIP IS READY TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL AND HAPPY THAT THE PROCESS IS FINALLY OVER BUT THEY TELL ME THAT THEY'VE HAD THE PARTS SINCE FEBRUARY AND ASK WHAT MY PROBLEM IS GETTING THIS FIXED. FEBRUARY. THEY DIDN'T SEND ME ANY NOTICE ABOUT THIS AND THE RECALL HASN'T BEEN UPDATED TO SHOW THAT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, AND IT'S MY FAULT SOMEHOW? NISSAN HAS TO BE HELD TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS INEFFICIENT AND WASTEFUL PROCESS. I DON'T IMAGINE MOST PEOPLE WOULD STICK THROUGH THIS PROCESS THE WAY I HAVE AND THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD END UP SIMPLY NOT GETTING THEIR CAR'S FIXED. THERE WILL ONLY BE MORE AND MORE CASUALTIES IF NISSAN ISN'T FORCED TO MAKE THEIR RECALL PROCESS REASONABLE AND SANE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2018
Apr 2018

"TAKATA RECALL" ON OCTOBER 21, 2017 WE TOOK OUR 2009 NISSAN VERSA INTO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN ABILENE TEXAS AFTER SCHEDULING THE RECALL REPLACEMENT OF BOTH AIRBAGS. UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE THE SAME DAY WE WERE TOLD ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT DUE TO TAKATA GOING OUT OF BUSINESS THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAG WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND COULD TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE BECOMING AVAILABLE. I ASKED ABOUT LOANER VEHICLE AT THAT TIME AND SHE INDICATED THEIR DEALERSHIP WAS NOT PROVIDING LOANERS DUE TO LOW INVENTORY. SHE GAVE ME NISSANS 800# AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD SET-UP A RENTAL FROM ENTERPRISE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING USED BY OUR 20 YEAR OLD SON WHO IS A STUDENT AT A UNIVERSITY IN TOWN. SHE SAID HE COULDN'T OBTAIN A VEHICLE UNTIL HE WAS 21. A FEW DAY LATER I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS TOLD TO CALL BACK AFTER OUR SON TURNED 21. ON 1/2/18 CALLED NCA BACK, THEY TOLD ME A "REGIONAL SPECIALIST" WOULD CALL ON 1/3. AT 4:58 CST ON 1/3/18 I RECEIVED THE CALL BACK, BUT IT WAS SOMEONE CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE REG.SPCLST. ESSENTIALLY TELLING US THE ABILENE DEALERSHIP HAD NO LOANERS, AND THAT THE ENTERPRISE THE DEALERSHIP USED HAD NO VEHICLES EITHER. SHE STATED THEY SHOULD BE GETTING THE REPLACEMENT PARTS "ASAP" BUT WOULD GIVE ME NO TIMEFRAME. SO I ASKED HER IF MY SON HAD TO RISK HIS LIFE BY CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR AN UNSPECIFIED TIME PERIOD UNTIL THEN, SHE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THAT QUESTION. AS A PARENT WITH A SON WHO IS ABOUT TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE AND BEGIN HIS LIFE INDEPENDENTLY HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO ACCEPT THIS OUTCOME. NISSAN SAYS THEY HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG, BUT IS A YOUNG LIFE WORTH THE RISK? APPARENTLY IT IS TO NISSAN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2018
Mar 2018

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V044000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE REMEDY COMPLETED BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONTACT'S SCHEDULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ROCKAWAY NISSAN (600 BURNSIDE AVE, INWOOD, NY) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2018
Mar 2018

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR AN AIRBAG REPLACEMENT IN DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY NISSAN VERSA 2009 HATCHBACK. IT IS TAKING TOO LONG AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND I DON'T WANT HER TO GET HURT IN ANY WAY FOR FORM. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP TO GET THIS DONE PLEASE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2018
Jan 2018

"TAKATA RECALL" AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING MY VIN NUMBER SAYS I HAVE 3 RECALLS BUT THE WEBSITE I WENT TO SAYS I DON'T QUALIFY TO GET IT LOOKED AT I HAVE RECEIVED NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR I WILL NOT JEPERDIZE MY FAMILY FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN FIX

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2017
Jan 2018

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK ---- RECEIEVED RECALL LETTER FROM NISSAN ---- NISSAN STATED AIRBAG PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE -- ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN JUL 17,2017 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERPM685 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17V-449 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE SUMMARYCONTINUED EXPOSURE TO AREAS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY MY CAUSE THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAG INFLATOR HOUSING TO RUPTURE AND DEPLOY ABNORMALLY. SAFETY RISKIF THE DRIVER AIR BAG INFLATOR RUPTURES, IT MAY RESULT IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. REMEDYPARTS AVAILABILITY IS CURRENTLY UNDER STUDY. HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WILL BE TO REPLACE THE DRIVER AIR BAG INFLATOR WITH A NEW ONE MANUFACTURED BY A DIFFERENT SUPPLIER, AT NO COST TO OWNERS FOR PARTS OR LABOR. MANUFACTURER'S NOTESPLEASE CONTACT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT (800) NISSAN-1 (OR 800-647-7261) FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. MONDAY - FRIDAY 7:00AM TO 7:00PM CST NHTSA. MAY 23,2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERPM657 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V-349 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE SUMMARYCONTINUED EXPOSURE TO AREAS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR HOUSING TO RUPTURE AND DEPLOY ABNORMALLY. SAFETY RISKIF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR RUPTURES, IT MAY RESULT IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. REMEDY NISSAN IS CURRENTLY AWAITING PARTS TO REMEDY THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. NISSAN WILL SEND YOU A SECOND LETTER, WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, ASKING YOU TO BRING YOUR VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR THE REMEDY AT THAT TIME. ONCE YOU RECEIVE AND INVITATION TO REPAIR LETTER, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR NISSAN DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. IN THE MEANTIME, DO NOT ALLOW PASSENGERS TO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IF YOU REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAG INFLATOR IN YOUR VEHICLE, PLEASE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2018
Jan 2018

I GOT A RECALL NOTICE FROM YOU AND I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CALL SEVERAL NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND THEY STATE THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS UNTIL SPING AND THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY LONER CARS TO GIVE OUT AND DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE MORE LOANER CARS. NOW MY AIRBAG LIGHT JUST WENT ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS. ITS REALLY DANGEROUS YET, THESE DEALERSHIPS DO NOT TAKE THIS SERIOUS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2018
Dec 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AT: FAULKNER NISSAN JENKINTOWN , 900 OLD YORK RD, JENKINTOWN, PA, 215-887-8870, AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2017
Dec 2017

TAKATA RECALL - BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE OF MY VEHICLE HAVE BEEN RECALLED. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP CLOSEST TO ME, THEY TOLD ME TO COME IN TO GET MY AIRBAGS REPLACED. WHEN I WENT IN, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WOULD NOT BE READY AND THAT THEY WOULD GET IN CONTACT WITH ME THAT DAY TO SET UP MY RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE I WAITED FOR THE AIRBAGS TO BE AVAILABLE. AFTER CALLING AGAIN, I HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THEM FOR 2 WEEKS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2017
Dec 2017

TAKATA RECALL : AIR BAG NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY POSSIBLE ALARM SYSTEM MANULFUNCTION

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2017
Dec 2017

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE'S AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL SPRING. THIS MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE UNTIL THEN. WHAT HAPPENS IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE A FREE REPAIR IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ME?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2017
Dec 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V449000 AND 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED NISSAN OF SACRAMENTO AT (916) 288-8775 (2820 AUBURN BLVD, SACRAMENTO, CA 95821) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE IN SPRING OF 2018. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL A LOCAL DEALER FOR A RENTAL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2016
Dec 2017 Crash

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK. I WAS DRIVING & TBONED, THE AIRBAG DID NOT EMPLOY. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT MY AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING AND CAR WAS RECALLED, BUT NO ONE HAS REACHED OUT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2017
Dec 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO PEDDER NISSAN (200 CARRIAGE CIR, HEMET, CA 92545) WHO STATED THAT THE REPAIR PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2017
Dec 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V028000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2017
Dec 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/03/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTRIM WAS REPAIRED UNTIL THE FINAL REPLACEMENT PART WAS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE AIRBAG.. UPDATED 08/10/2017*JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2017
Nov 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (NISSAN OF UNION CITY, UNION CITY, GA, 770-964-4900 (DOOLEY WOOD)) AND THE AIR BAG WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS). THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR AND THE HORN WERE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED EARLIER IN THE YEAR THAT THE CLOCKSPRING WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2017
Nov 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANTIOCH NISSAN (1831 AUTO CENTER DR, ANTIOCH, CA 94509, PHONE: (925) 755-2600), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE THE BEGINNING OF 2018. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2017
Nov 2017

TAKATA RECALL: REMEDY FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL IS NOT HAPPENING IN A TIMELY MANNER - REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED FOR ANOTHER 6+ MONTHS. DEALER IS PROVIDING A RENTAL CAR IN THE MEANTIME BUT IT ISN'T SUITABLE FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND THE AFFECTED VEHICLE IS DEPRECIATING IN THE MEANTIME.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2017
Nov 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V349000 AND 17V449000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED NISSAN OF DOWNTOWN L.A. (635 W WASHINGTON) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT PARTS WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING OF 2018. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2016
Nov 2017

THANKFULLY MY WIFE AND I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC INCIDENT SINCE JULY 2016 AND SO HAVE NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS AFFECTS OF THE AIRBAG DISCHARGING METAL FRAGMENTS AFTER EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO HIGH HUMIDITY. FOR CONTEXT, WE LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS, AND I'M RELATIVELY SURE THERE ARE FEW PLACES MORE HUMID THAN NEW ORLEANS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. AS SUCH, I WOULD CLASSIFY US AS BEING AT A HIGH RISK FOR ISSUES WITH OUR AIRBAGS. THAT BEING SAID, THE PASSENGER SIDE RECALL TOOK OVER 18 MONTHS TO BE RESOLVED, ALL THE WHILE, WE WERE TOLD TO NOT HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FOR THE DURATION AND WERE NOT PROVIDED AN ALTERNATE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. WE PERSEVERED THROUGHOUT, BUT NOW ARE BEING TOLD THE DRIVER AIRBAG MAY ALSO BE FAULTY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT ALTERNATE SOLUTION THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE AT THIS TIME BUT WE HAVE CERTAINLY NOT BEEN PROVIDED AN ALTERNATE VEHICLE TO DRIVE IN THE MEANTIME. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD PARTS ARE ANTICIPATED IN LATE Q1 OF 2018, BUT WE CERTAINLY WON'T BE HOLDING OUR BREATH AS THE PRIOR PART ETAS FELL FURTHER AND FURTHER BACK AS WE CHECKED IN WITH THE DEALERSHIP.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2016
Nov 2017

TAKATA INFLATORS: I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. AIRBAG HAS NOT FAILED

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2017
Nov 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (NISSAN OF VENICE, 700 U.S. 41 BYPASS, VENICE, FL 34285 (941) 485-1531) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH OF 2018. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALTERING HER THAT THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2017
Nov 2017 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE CONTACT ACCIDENTALLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CRASHED INTO A PALM TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2017
Nov 2017

TAKATA RECALL. NOTICED MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ON MY DASH WHEN I STARTED IT. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT HAD BEEN RECALLED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2017

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The 2009 Nissan Versa has 161 Air Bags complaints on file. 15 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.