Problems with 2014 Nissan Pathfinder AIR BAGS

2014 pathfinder sv hybrid 4wd passeger airbag sensor frame and wiring needs to be replaced. the passenger airbag is always deactivated, even if an adult passenger is seated in it, there is also an airbag warning light that flashes on the dashboard. nissan's ocs system seems to be frequently complained about online. the dealer says that this is just wear and tear, which i don't really understand how a frame and harness for the ocs (which they say needs to be replaced for $1200) could be a wear and tear issue. i just wanted to report this issue in case there have been others who have had the same problem, as there seems to have already been many recalls for the airbag system in this car.

On 7/19/19, my car was serviced for broken passenger airbag sensor due to technician finding water bottle underneath the passenger side seat. paid $638 for the replacement. lesson learned, no water bottles allowed in car. less than 2 months later, on 9/12/19, the passenger side airbag lights go on again!! brought car to service on 9/19 and technician finds clip to sensor snapped. no water bottle, no known reason why the sensor is broken. had to pay another $189 to replace it again!! i'm tire of this pattern if you just sit in the passenger seat, or breathe there, the sensor will break!! nissan has done a horrible job at designing a protective area around the airbag sensor!! i contacted consumer services at nissan and they just told me they will review the case and it is not their fault after my car is no longer under warranty. i am furious and even more concerned that there will be more sensor failures and airbag malfunctions in the near future!! i feel nissan's poor quality is disrupting my family life and my work. i can't keep going back to get this service repeatedly!! there should be an investigation & recall for this issue asap!!

Since i got the car they have been working on a sensor on the passenger side.. first the air bag sensor then the seat belt sensor. now the air bag is totally off and wont come back on.. they are telling me the warranty is over this is a manufacturing defect and i want nissan to pay for the repair.. it is no longer safe to have a passenger with me in the front what can i do?

Bought car a year ago, everything fine. then all of a sudden the passenger side airbag stopped working or stopped detecting anyone sitting in the front seat. an apparent known issue for nissan from 2013-2017. i was driving while i had a passenger in the front seat and noticed the airbag was turned off. and light was flashing. the person was over the weight limit that turns it off. i tried reaching out to nissan and they stated it's only vin specific but yet it's a known issue for this year and model as well as many others.

Car was delivered new with front headrests installed backwards. driver's visor was snapping loudly and drooping from new. replaced 11/14/2014. ocs recall, attempted repair 4/23/2014, 11/14/14, 4/7/2015, 11/19/2015, 12/8/2015 and passenger side airbag light remains on always, to this day! hood has vibrated at highway speeds since new. recall for hood latch fixed 4/7/2015. hood still vibrates. passenger visor replaced 2/23/2017 for same as driver's. driver's inner door handle broke. couldn't open from inside. replaced 9/10/2018 at cost of $296.29. multiple exterior rubber and plastic trims are loose, coming off, and interior gasket on one rear door and tailgate.

Airbag light on dash board stays on. passenger side airbag light will not turn off.

'tamara recall.' passenger side airbag light stays lit all the time even when an adult sits in seat.

Passenger airbag light (indicating airbag off) remains on at times when adult passenger present. also, light often goes off when no passenger present. this is the opposite of what it should be. car has been returned to dealer many times, but problem persists.

The battery would not stay locked in place and this seemed to impact the mileage starting over and did not keep accurate amount of gas in vehicle. my transmission was going out; felt as if something was being dragged while driving. i have had to purchase tires twice since buying the vehicle even with getting rotations every other oil change.

While driving approx 20 mph i bumped against the curb on the road i was driving. this insignificant bump caused the entire passenger side curtain airbag and passenger seat airbag to deploy. my wife and son were taken to the er. vehicle was not struck, no body damage, some curb rash on the wheels. over aggressive air bag inflation.

My vehicle is reporting to me that the passenger side airbag is off. even when a passenger is seated in the seat and the vehicle is driver, the airbag light stays on. it came on 3 months after purchase and the dealer states they will have to charge me to check the issue. it seems this is a major issue with this year and model pathfinder. the light does not turn off. ive tried resetting tricks and still no result.

I started seeing the airbag indicator flashing on my dashboard. i took it to nissan car dealer. they told me that there was a water bottle that rolled under the passenger seat and caused the sensor to break. i believe that is a bad design from nissan, that allows a critical sensor to break easily by a soft water bottle that rolled under the seat, cause the airbag not to deploy, which can cause serious injuries to me or a family member sitting in the passenger seat. there is a recall already related to that sensor, that can cause the airbag not to deploy, but i think protecting the sensor under the seat is a very serious issue, that needs to be investigated. i was driving the vehicle for sometime before noticing that there might be an airbag issue.

I checked your site and found no recalls for my wife's vehicle. last thursday 6/15 at 5:15 i was about to merge into an empty merge lane when i thought we were hit on the drivers side. the driver side curtain air bag had deployed. immediately pulling over and vacating all from the suv i checked the exterior damage and found none. had just come around a slow curve and was driving straight with all the windows open, i was accelerating from 25 to get up to 50 when we felt the explosion. humidity was about 80%. i am on blood thinners and my doctor is watching for signs of a brain bleed. my left arm was bruised behind the elbow and my forearm had a 1st degree burn. 34008 miles are there other instances of pathfinder air bags deploying on their own.

Our vehicles braking system fail to properly work . we took it into the dealership they say nothing was wrong but i am having a hard time stopping my vehicle when in motion.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v344000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. the dealer stated that they would call to schedule an appointment once the parts were supplied from the manufacturer, but the caller received no follow-up for months. the dealer and the interim notice from the manufacturer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. the manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact was not experiencing a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Received a recall for ocs sensor. brought car into nissan premier of metairie. after repairing sensor the passenger air bag light would not go out. car was brought back to dealer. i was told the light was supposed to stay on and only go off if it detected someone in the seat. this does not sound correct. i did not have this problem prior to having the osc software put into my vehicle. now the airbag light stays on constantly as though there is something wrong with the passenger air bag. the light comes on whenever i am driving the car and only goes off when an adult is sitting in the passenger seat. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (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 not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

I have received notification twice now from nissan, that the ocs has a recall and is a safety issue. if the ocs is not working right, the airbag won't deploy correctly. i have contacted nissan multiple times over the past several months to get this fixed and they say they don't have the parts to fix this recall. major safety concern!

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (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.

I've been trying to get local nissan dealer to address several recalls on my vehicle since june 2016. i was told by my local and surrounding nissan dealerships that they do not have the parts and do not know when nissan would ship the parts to local dealership for the recall. i've called local nissan every month since june 2016 to ask if the parts are in but to no avail.

I have received two safety recall notices from nissan stating that i need to take my vehicle in to get a passenger airbag issue corrected. however, i took my car to auto nation nissan about a month ago and was advised that they would have to order a part to fix this recall and they would call me when the part came in. they did not call me and after a few weeks i called back and was told that the part has not come in yet as there are so many vehicles that need this recall and nissan does not have the parts to handle all of the requests. i was advised that someone would call me to discuss this and i never received that phone call. my son (weight about 105 lbs) is often in the front passenger seat and sometimes the airbag light is on and sometimes it is off, so i do not trust it to function properly in the event of an accident. i simply want to have this recall handled asap by nissan. please let me know if there is anything else that can be done. thank you, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that the air bag warning indicator inadvertently illuminated. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags); however, 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 a local white plains nissan dealer, but it could not be serviced because the parts were unavailable. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact took the vehicle to another local nissan dealer in new rochelle where the contact was informed that they could not repaired the vehicle because the vin indicated that the repair was already completed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 35,000.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (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 not notified of the issue. the dealer scheduled the appointment, but parts were still not available upon the appointment. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (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. vin tool confirms parts not available.

2014 nissan pathfinder. consumer writes in regards to replacement parts not available to repair occupant classification system recall notice. recall # 16v244000. *smd

Was notified of nhtsa recall 16v-244 in early june 2016 of a problem with engaging front passenger seat airbag. this specific problem was initially noted by me (owner) in november 2013. nissan supporsedly reloaded software which solved problem, even though we continued to have indication from dashboard light of non-engagement when seat was occupied. now almost two year later we receive this recall notice. scheduled recall fix appointment with priority nissan chantilly service department for 6/29/16 and was reconfirmed for appointment by dealership on three separate occasions. upon arrival at schedule appointment (0800, 6/29/16) was rudely informed by dealership that no parts were available for fix. lost time and not fix after almost two years and now two months from formal recall notice. dealership didn't seem to be concerned with my concern. now i ask for your assistance in determining whether my vehicle is safe for a passenger in the front seat, when airbag does not engage. more importantly, what is nissan usa doing to assure dealerships are taking this recall seriously and what actions to obtain appropriate parts for fix are being taken.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (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 vin was unknown. the contact had not experienced a failure. ...updated 07/19/16 *bf

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags) and the dealer stated that parts were not available to receive the recall repair which was unreasonable for the contact. the manufacturer was contacted but was unable to provide a reasonable time frame which was unacceptable for the contact. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experience a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (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. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags). the part to do the repair was not available. 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. updated 10/28/16*lj *** consumer sold vehicle 09/22/2016. *lj the consumer stated the repairs were made, before he sold the vehicle. updated 11/01/16.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (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. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (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. part distribution connect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. the manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. updated 10/28/16*lj

Recall 16v-244. i was notified in may about this recall by nissan but no parts are still available for repair. this is an air-bag safety issue. nissan needs to made this recall a higher priority.

Someone ran into my car and the airbag deployed and caused a mild concussion and burned on my chest area. also, the seatbelts came loose upon impact. we were turning left and someone ran a red light and hit the side of the pathfinder.

Passenger side airbag turns off with adult sitting in passenger seat. the malfunction occurs when sitting still or in motion. the vehicle has been to the dealership 6 times for the issue. the implementation of the recall was the first attempt to fix the problem. three attempts later nissan directed the dealership to replace all components for the passenger side airbag and the problem is not fixed. of note, the dealership is very courteous, provides me with a loaner vehicle each time, but acts like my car is the only nissan to ever have this problem. 2014 nissan pathfinder platinum 4wd 30,000 miles

The computer in my 2014 nissan pathfinder continued to present difficulties. these malfunctions were documented with nissan and the computer was in fact replaced. we were in negotiations with nissan to warranty the computer with the powertrain warranty. on april 1, 2016 my wife started the vehicle in the driveway and went inside to let it warm up. when she went out (approximately 10 minutes later) the vehicle was gone. it had slipped into drive on its own and gone straight down into the woods, taking out two trees and hitting a telephone pole at the bottom of the hill. the airbags did not deploy. nissan's finding were that the black box within the vehicle did not show anything and, therefore, they were not taking responsibility for it. we have all the documentation for the difficulties with the vehicle leading up the collision.

I received a recall notice several months ago informing me of an airbag issue. the letter stated that parts were not available to fix the issue and a 2nd letter would be sent when the parts are available. reference recall 16v-224. i find it completely unacceptable to have recall and have t wait over 6 months to receive parts to remedy the issue. meanwhile i am driving around with a car that has an airbag issue

Vehicle has been to dealer twice for this issue and issue remains: air bag light remains on when 100 to 300 lb person sitting in passenger seat. have received interim owner notification on nhtsa recall 16v-244. when i contacted two dealers about fixing the problem they tell me that parts aren't available. when contacting nissan safety i am told parts will ship at the end of august. am i to not carry a passenger until then? unacceptable. i use this vehicle for work and need to have people ride in the front seat.

There was a recall on the passenger air bag and the parts have not become available. it's been over a year now.

My vehicle is not shifting into gear,i was on the rd driving at about 30 mph,wanted to stall,it was jumping,the whole vehicle was stutters alot,bought new.

Ongoing issue with front passenger occupant classification system. "airbag off" occasionally lights up (before moving and while moving) indicating that the airbag is off even though the passenger seat is occupied with seat belt on. nissan ocs service record: 12/17/2013 ocs reprogrammed by dealer prior to purchase date of 1/16/2014 2,480 miles 5/16/2014 ocs reprogrammed by dealer 6,777 miles 10/24/2014 ocs seat sensor reprogrammed by dealer 13,447 1/28/2015 new airbag pressure detection sensor & controller assembly-occupant sensor installed 17,831 miles 12/22/2015 ocs checked by dealer and dealer states no problem found. contrary to the dealers finding, the ocs light still comes on at least once a week. date and times are being recorded. this will become a very unsafe situation in the event i do not notice that the light is on and an accident were to occur. an outside source has told me that this is a software issue because if i turn the car off when the light is on, the light will go off. nissan has no idea how to fix this problem.

We have taken this vehicle in four times to nissan to be fixed and the airbag sensor light still comes on when an adult sits in the passenger seat while the vehicle is moving.

Passenger side airbag off light stays on while driving with a passenger in the seat. vehicle has to be stopped and restarted to reset the airbag light.

The airbag sensor does not consistently acknowledge there is a passenger sitting in the front passenger seat. there has been a previous recall (14v138000) for this exact issue but doesn't include my vin. my local dealership (peoria nissan) refused to do anything to the car since it wasn't impacted by the recall. they told me to contact nissan corporate. i contacted nissan consumer affairs (case # 20615944) and they told me the reason the airbag sensor doesn't recognize a passenger is because my wife weighs 120 lbs. the vehicle isn't designed to pick up an individual of that stature 100% of the time. i believe this is completely ridiculous and they just don't want to expand their previous recall. i'm in fear for the safety of my wife who routinely sits in that seat and isn't recognized by the airbag. this happens both after starting the vehicle or while driving down the road (airbag light randomly comes on identifying not in use).

Passenger airbag does not consistently deploy when passenger in in the seat.

The passenger side airbag light was staying on in my car, i took it to ray shultens and they put in new sensors and recalibrated the seat. the day after the repair as we were driving on the interstate i noticed the light was on and my son was in the seat. him shifting in the seat did not change anything and the light stayed on which indicates the airbags will not deploy on the passenger side if we were in an accident. i had to pull off the interstate, have him get out and restart the car. this happened again this past weekend with myself as the passenger ( grown adult 5'6", 140 lbs). today i took it into the dealership for repair, but was told they couldnt come up with any diagnostic codes and " that this is how the system works, there is no weight limitation on the system and if you shift in the seats it could turn off the airbag, and that this is normal and how the system was designed". i am concerned for the safety anyone driving in this car as a passenger. it is unbelievable to me that this can be considered "normal". this is a safety issue and my car should have a passenger side airbag in it that works!

Over the last 6 months the front passenger air bag light will come on occasionally indicating the air bag is not working even though there is an adult in the seat that weighs over 140 pounds. once we drove it that way to the nissan dealer where the service manager saw the light on but said they had no way to fix it. we have no idea if the airbag would work if in an accident. the latest incident was july 17, 2015.