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Nissan Altima Air Bags Safety Report | May 07, 2013
Reported on May 07, 2013
| THE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHEN A 120-130 LB FEMALE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE DETECTION SYSTEM AND WARNING LIGHT SUGGEST THE AIR BAG HAS BEEN SHUT OFF. THERE IS A RECALL FOR NISSAN ALTIMAS OF MY MODEL YEAR, BUT NOT MY VEHICLE. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. WHEN I TEST-DROVE THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY, THE SALESMAN (~130 LB) WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND JOKED THAT HE OFTEN TRIGGERED THE AIRBAG SHUT-OFF BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WEIGH ENOUGH. BUT I ASSUME THE WEIGHT MAXIMUM FOR SHUT-OFF HAS TO BE AROUND 70 POUNDS. *TR | |
| Make: | Nissan |
| Model: | Altima |
| Manufactured by: | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | SOMERVILLE MA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1N4AL3AP0DN |
| Mileage: | 2500 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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