13 complaints reported

2016 Nissan Versa Air Bags

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

Reports
13
Crashes
6
Fires
0
Injuries
6

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jul 2025

The airbag warning light has come on and is flashing.Brought it in twice for it was in diagnosis mode the first time. History mode second time and two days later it is on again and flashing that is three times in one month! Nissan needs to have this problem fixed!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2025
Jul 2025

My Check Airbag light came on without any incident and has stayed on since January, 2025. I took it to a Nissan dealer and they told me they would charge me $4,000.00 to see if it could be fixed. Charged me $209.96 just to look at the car. Their report said AIRBAG SIDE MODULE LH FAULTY. I am very uneasy now driving around not knowing if my airbag will deploy if ever needed. It is now July, 2025 and I cannot afford putting out this kind of money for the airbag light. I am a [XXX] over [XXX]. Can anyone help? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2025
Jan 2022

Just got the car from someone, and the air bag light comes up and stays on all the time the engine starts, trying all the ways to reset the light and not working, I found online that many same car owners has the same problem and there is no recall from the manufacturer, Nissan cars has a lot of air bags problems., my car has no collision and has only 62000 miles. Going to a dealer to ask about the price to fix and was told about more than a thousand dollars and not guaranteered'

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2022
Feb 2020 Crash Injury

LOST CONSCIOUSNESS DUE TO PREVIOUSLY UNDIAGNOSED MEDICAL ISSUE, CAR WAS IN 2ND GEAR AND HIT TELEPHONE POLE. CAR WAS TOTALED AND I WAS INJURED FROM THE IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS PRESUMABLY GOING AS FAST AS POSSIBLE IN 2ND GEAR AS MY FOOT WAS ON THE PEDAL WHEN I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2020
Sep 2019 Injury

MY CAR WAS IN PARK , WHEN I GOT IN AND SHUT DRIVER'S DOOR THE AIRBAGS EXPLODED HURTING MY EYES AND NECK. STILL DEALING WITH NISSAN FOR 18 MONTHS AND STILL NOT EVEN LOOKED AT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2018
Apr 2018

TAKATA RECALL - MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS YET AND REALLY NEED TO GET THIS LOOKED AT. I WOKE UP ONE MORNING TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND SOON AS I CRUNK UP THE CAR THE LIGHT WAS FLAKING AND WON'T GO OFF.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2018
Mar 2018

TAKATA RECALL

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2016
Feb 2018 Crash Injury

I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND IN A CRASH AND WAS KNOCKED INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. SUFFERED MILD HEAD INJURY. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE INJURY COULD HAVE BEEN WORST. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2018
Dec 2017 Crash Injury

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS TRAVELING ON US 77 IN VIRGINA WHEN THE TRAFFIC CAN TO A STOP DUE TO A MERGING ARROW. I MERGED AND STOP. I WAS REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME AS IT DID NOT STOP. MY CAR HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THEN ROLLED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ANYWHERE IN THE CAR. I BELIEVE THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENABLED AFTER HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I BELIEVE THE SIDE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENABLED WHEN THE CAR FLIPPED OVER. *BF *CN *JS *TR

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

AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE RECIPIENT ON 11/6/2017 CHECKED VIN NUMBER CRASH OCCURRED ON 624 E HUNGRY MOTHER ROLLOVER FRONT END CRASH NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED I [XXX] HAVE A CLAIM AGAINST NATIONWIDE INSURANCE. BROKEN TOE PAIN SUFFERING HAD TO RESCUE MOTHER FROM BRIDGE COVERED WITH MOSS MILDEW ROT AND ICE OWNED BY [XXX] OCCURRED 11/30/2017 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2017
Jul 2017

RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF AIRBAG RECALL NISSAN VERSA SV ALSO OWNED A 2016 VERSA THAT WAS WRECKED

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

AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING HEAD ON COLLISION DRIVING ABOUT 70MPH ON THE 1604 HWY ANIMAL RAN ACROSS I SWERVED OUT OF THE WAY TO AVOID HITTING IT BUT LOST CONTROL ON THE GRASS AND WENT HEAD ON INTO A POLE AS I TRIED TO STEER THE CAR FROM HITTING I SPINNED OUT OF CONTROL AFTER THE IMPACT THEN LANDED ON THE ACCESS ROAD. FRONT OF VEHICLE GOT PUSHED IN BUT NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED DURING THE WHOLE INCIDENT NISSANS EXCUSE IS I DIDN'T HIT THE CAR CORRECTLY WHICH I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT WOULD BE THE CORRECT WAY TO CRASH A VEHICLE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2017
Mar 2016 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE THAT RAN THROUGH A RED LIGHT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOWED AT A LATER DATE BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,649.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2016

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Quick Summary

The 2016 Nissan Versa has 13 Air Bags complaints on file. 6 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.