Tl* the contact owns a 2015 nissan altima. the contact stated that the driver side air bag warning light was illuminated. the warning chime to latch the seat belt did not sound. both failures began when the air conditioning stopped working. the vehicle was taken to the dealer multiple times for the failure. the mechanic reset the air bag lights three times and repaired the air conditioner. the manufacturer was notified of the failures. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 22.
The passenger air bag sensor intermittently does not sense a passenger therefore the passenger air bag warning system stays off. my worry is, if in an accident will my wife of 54 years be saved by the air bag deploying or not. the vehicle was taken in to future nissan of roseville, on 03/24/15, inspected, stated could not duplicate problem. we were told no recall or reports from other owners are known. the problem is still happening. we have heard of the same issue occurring with others. my wife and i are very concerned with our safety.
After starting the vehicle while still stationary, the front passenger airbag is disarmed despite there being a passenger in the seat. the vehicle must be restarted frequently until the light indicates the airbag is armed. i have taken it to the dealer on two separate occasions but both times they found nothing wrong and could only re-calibrate the sensor. if someone were to not notice the light it could potentially be a dangerous situation for the passenger.
Since the purchase of the vehicle in sept 2014, i have had recurring issues with the passenger side air bag. when my daughter, who is 5'9" and weighs 150 lbs is in the seat the "air bag off" light will randomly illuminate. she is not fidgeting in her seat. she is sitting evenly in the seat and not moving. i have taken it to the nissan dealer 4 times. the first two times they claimed to have read the error messages and reprogrammed it. the issue continued, the third time it was in, they replaced the sensor in the seat. the problem persisted after the sensor was replaced. i was then directed by the dealer to file a claim with nissan. i did so and they dispatched a dealer service technician to evaluate the car. he claimed that he could not recreate the issue and that there was nothing that nissan could do. his report indicated that the "system is working as designed". i received a copy of a technical service bulletin dated august 29, 2014 which states that occupant classification system (ocs) responds to different seating posture and may be operating normally. i was also told by the technician that if it happens to have the passenger get out and get back in to reset the system. i have never had a car where the passenger had to sit a certain way or get out of the car to make the air bags work properly!! i requested to have my case escalated to the next level and was told there was not a next level. the safety of my children is of extreme importance to me and i have no assurance that the system will work if tested. unfortunately, the only way to test it would be to get in an accident. i do not want to take that chance!! i have requested a buy back from nissan and am awaiting their response.
Takata recall - is this vehicle subject to recall? also, the passenger side airbags will only deploy when the passenger weighs over ~110 lbs. my wife is 5'2" & weighs 106 lbs. which is the proper weight for someone her size. when she sits in the seat the airbag light remains on, telling us she is not protected by airbags. if 40,000+ people lives have been saved by airbags, why does the industry allow lighter weight passengers to not be protected? is this a recall issue?
The airbag sensor for the passenger seat stays on even when an adult passenger is sitting in the front passenger seat. we notice it occurs when the car is started prior to the passenger getting in. if we turn the car off and start it again the light goes out. our vin # was not part of the recall, but clearly it should have been. *tr