17 complaints reported

2015 Nissan Versa Air Bags

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

Reports
17
Crashes
8
Fires
0
Injuries
7

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Nov 2021 Crash Injury

The contact owned a 2015 Nissan Versa. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at 70 MPH, a deer ran head-on into the vehicle and crashed through the windshield. The contact stated that the deer's antlers were stuck inside the vehicle as the deer frantically tried to escape the vehicle. The contact stated that the driver and passenger side air failed to deploy upon impact. The contact also stated that only the driver-side curtain air bag deployed. The steering wheel had locked without warning as her husband was able to stop the vehicle right before hitting two guardrails. The authorities were called to the scene and a police report was filed. The contact and her husband were treated on scene for scrapes and bruises but did not go to the hospital for further evaluation. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it remained in their possession. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle was totaled. The failure mileage was approximately 192,000. The VIN was not available.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2021
Jul 2020

I RECENTLY FILED A CLAIM REGARDING MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG STAYING ON. TODAY MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND SHOWS CONSTANTLY THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF WHILE THE ENGINE IS ON AND I'M DRIVING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2020
Jul 2020

THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY FLASHES WHEN CAR IS TURNED ON AND WHILE DRIVING. DOES NOT TURN OF WITH KEY RESET.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2020
Jun 2020 Crash Injury

MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR. SHE AND A CHEVY SILVERADO WERE TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS WHEN THEIR TRAFFIC SIGNALS BOTH TURNED YELLOW. THINKING SHE WAS GOING TO STOP, HE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HER CAUSING HER TO T-BONE HIS TRUCK. THOUGH SHE HIT HEAD ON, NOT A SINGLE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE IMPACT WAS ENOUGH THAT HER CAR HAS BEEN DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS AND SHE SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. SHE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT UNFORTUNATELY. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2020
Dec 2019

AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF; IT HAS BEEN BLINKING FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2019
Aug 2019

THE AIRBAG LIGHT JUST CAME ION WHILE DRIVING

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2019
Dec 2018

NISSAN INFINITI CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT TAKATA AIRBAG

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2018
Nov 2018 Crash

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND AT 62 MPH ON A HIGHWAY MY CAR COLLIDED WITH A DEER. AS YOU WILL SEE THE DAMAGE DONE TO MY CAR THE CAR IS A POSSIBLE TOTALED VEHICLE. MY CONCERN WAS MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON THIS KIND OF IMPACT. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THEY ARE NOT MADE TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT BUY ONLY BY THE DECELERATION OF MY CAR. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ACCURATE TO ME IN THE FACT THAT IT WAS OVER A 200 POUND ANIMAL AND MY ENGINE WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE FIREWALL, LOST MY BREAKS IN THE ROAD, AND AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A LOT OF DAMAGE DONE TO THE CARE. I CALLED NISSAN TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN OF THIS AND THEY SAID IT IS NORMAL AND THE AIR BAGS WOULD HAVE CAUSED MORE DAMAGE TO ME THEN THE IMPACT. I FEEL THEY ARE BLOWING OFF SOMETHING THAT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN THIS CAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2018
Jul 2018 Crash Injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN VERSA. AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER PAINS AND TORN LIGAMENTS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND NECK PAINS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A CHILD PASSENGER IN THE REAR SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING AND THE SECOND CHILD EXPERIENCED BRUISING FROM THE SEAT MOVING DURING THE CRASH, WHICH IMPACTED THE CHILD'S FEET FOR EIGHT DAYS. THE CHILD ALSO RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE BODY DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2018
Jul 2018

THE PROBLEM I HAVE ENCOUNTERED IS A FLASHING AIRBAG LIGHT WITH A VEHICLE HAVING LESS THAN 31000 MILES AND JUST OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY AS OF MARCH 2018. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND I WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. I CONDUCTED A SEARCH AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES HAD THE SAME ISSUES (OCCUPANT SYSTEM) BUT MINE IS NOT LISTED. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY EVENT WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE LISTED DATE AND MILAGE IS APPROXIMATE OF WHEN I NOTICED THE ISSUE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2018
Dec 2017

TAKATA RECALL

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2017
Nov 2017

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON SOMETIMES WHEN PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. IT SHOULD BE OFF INDICATES PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK. IT GOES OFF AFTER 2-3 MILES IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR A YEAR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2016
Jul 2017 Crash Injury

THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER LARGE TRUCK REAR ENDED 2015' NISSAN VERSA KNOCKING AUTO VERY HARD INTO CAR IN FRONT OF IT A STOP LIGHT CAUSING SEVERE INJURY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2017
Mar 2017 Crash Injury

THE AUTOMOBILE WAS HIT VERY HARD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE DOOR CAVED IN ALMOST TO THE STEERING WHEEL. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS EXPECTED. THE AUTOMOBILE WAS SO SEVERELY DAMAGES THAT IT WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED (65 TO 70 MPH).

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2017
Oct 2016 Crash Injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SNATCHED THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE DRIVER'S HAND WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NOSE WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED TWO FRACTURED TEETH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,999.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2016
Nov 2015

FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHTS UP WHEN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE FRONT ADULT PASSENGER IS NOT PROTECTED BY THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WHILE TRAVELING ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS AT NORMAL SPEEDS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2015
Aug 2015 Crash Injury

NISSAN VERSA WAS STRUCK ON DRIVER SIDE FRONT BUMPER AND PANEL, THE WINDSHIELD AND BACK GLASS BLOWN OUT FROM IMPACT. DRIVER WINDOW SHATTERED, FRONT AXLE BROKE, AND FRONT WINDOW CRACKED, VERSA THEN FLIPPED ON PASSENGER SIDE, WHERE IT SKID BRIEFLY, PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED, CAR CAME TO REST AND REMAINED ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2015

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Quick Summary

The 2015 Nissan Versa has 17 Air Bags complaints on file. 8 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.