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Nissan Altima Air Bags Safety Report | Sept 18, 2013
Reported on Sept 18, 2013
| AFTER OWNING MY VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN A MONTH , AN INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS NOW DEACTIVATED EVEN THOUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT . AFTER THE VEHICLE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE LIGHT DISAPPEARED . A FEW DAYS LATER THE LIGHT ONCE AGAIN CAME ON TO INDICATE THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF WITH AN ADULT IN THE SEAT . I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED ... AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE PERSON NOT SITTING IN THE SEAT CORRECTLY AND PROCEEDED TO SHOW ME HOW A PASSENGER SHOULD SIT IN THE SEAT ! I EXPLAINED THAT ONCE IT WAS ON , THE LIGHT NEVER WENT BACK OFF NO MATTER HOW THE PASSENGER SAT .THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO WARN THAT THERE WAS NO ACTIVE AIRBAG ! AFTER THE DEALER INVESTIGATED THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SENSORS . THEY SAID THAT THE SENSORS TAKE A WHILE TO ADJUST . I INQUIRED AS TO WHY NISSAN HAD JUST RECALLED THE 2013 ALTIMAS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM ( RECALL 13V069000 )... BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED ON NEW VEHICLES LIKE MINE . THIS AIR BAG DEACTIVATED LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND STAY ON RANDOMLY TO THIS DATE . THE DEALER SAYS THE ONLY WAY TO DIAGNOSE IT CORRECTLY IS TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN WHILE THE AIRBAG LIGHT OFF IS ILLUMINATED . NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS IS DIFFICULT TO DO .IT IS GOING BACK IN FOR THIS PROBLEM NEXT WEEK . AT THIS POINT I AM UNSURE WHETHER OR NOT I TRULY DO HAVE ACTIVE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS ... I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THAT ANSWERED WHEN IT IS TOO LATE ! SEARCH THE INTERNET ( ALTIMA FORUMS ) AND YOU WILL SEE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, AS WELL AS THE SAME HOLLOW EXPLANATION ! *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: | EAST HARTFORD CT |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1N4AL3AP3DN |
| Mileage: | 750 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| 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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