Airbag light stays on even though passenger is in seat. Goes away after restarting engine

- Washington, DC, USA

I have been having problems with my driver side airbag light coming on and stays red no blinking since I purchased my Nissan Altima 2013 in November 2012. I have had it serviced for this problem at least 3 to 5 times at Nissan dealships. They reprogramed system and ran the codes. Last year 2017 in July the light came on again and taken sterling mccall Nissan houston, tx and they said code read sensor and the driver back seat module need to replace whole unit and not covered and so I got into my car the light was off and never came back on until now on Jun 23 2018 when I started my car up in my garage. No one has given me a concrete answer if there is default on my airbag light going on sometimes and then stays off. I have spoken with Nissan mfg more then one time and open up a case and they not wanting to resolve the problem they just tell me to go to dealership and close my case. I believe I have bad airbag or senor control uint. If you would like look into my mechanical history of my car.

- Rosharon, TX, USA

My airbag sensor light is on and will not go off. This didn't occur until several months after, I had the passenger sensor light airbag detector worked on. With all the factory recall, I feel as if this need to be checked into. I would hate to have an accident and the airbags do not deploy if needed. My brother-in-law is a certified mechanic and he have repaired or towed several Nissan Altima that the airbag did not deploy during an accident,

- Bainbridge, GA, USA

Airbag light stays on, on dashboard. Acquired car in that condition from carmax southwest freeway houston, tx 77074

- Houston, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving 35-40 mph, the contact looked down and, by the time he looked back up, he had crashed into the rear of the preceding vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The police were called to the scene and a report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to pugmire Lincoln of marietta (1865 cobb pkwy S, marietta, ga 30060) where the dealer informed the contact that it would be a couple of days to determine if the vehicle was a total loss or if it could be repaired. Prior to the crash, the contact noticed that the passenger side air bag indicator was illuminated at all times, even when the passenger seat was occupied. There were no recalls associated with the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 95,563.

- Douglasville, GA, USA

When driving the car the ABS light comes on when someone is in the seat at the correct weight.

- Silver Spring, MD, USA

Belt light indicates not operational while being occupoed shoiuld go off during occupied. Off at times when occupied however this has been brought to the dealership on more than 5 trips and we are told that nothing is wrong. But that other new cars on the lot are also indicating the same signal we do not know if the bag will operate while light id=S out occuringinf since car is new 2013 call manfucturer and was told "oh well, we can do nothing about that" go to another dealersbnip see if they can find out what's wrong

- Ooltewah, TN, USA

2013 Nissan Altima. Consumer writes regarding takata airbag safety recall. The consumer requested information about the air bag manufacturer.

- Somerset, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to Nissan 112 dealer (730 medford ave, patchogue, NY 11772, (631) 651-1987) where it was diagnosed that the battery sensor needed to be reset. The battery sensor was reset; however, the air bag warning indicator illuminated again. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the battery sensor was reset a second time; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the occupant detection system needed to be reset and the front driver's and passenger side sensors needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.

- Patchogue, NY, USA

Reliable Nissan in albuquerque performed the ntb16-052 requal and immediately after repair the driver side airbag light came on and stayed on. Told this to mechanic and was charged for the repair when picking up the car. The driver side airbag always worked. Mechanic stated that cause of airbag was due to a low battery and a zero point reset had to be performed for the fix. He stated anytime on a Nissan car if the battery voltage dropped below 12V the airbag light will come on and have to be taken in for a zero point reset and a charge of $149.49. There are several issues with this. - first is the driver side airbag on my wife's car always worked and after the recall it did not. Requal was for the passenger side airbag fix but affected the driver side airbag light to come on. - second issue was the car battery was replaced without being contact for replacement. There was no issue with the car battery as the car did not have issues starting. Asked them to put the original car battery back in which they did and car started ok. He said it was marginal. Checked the battery with my code reader and battery was 12 volts. Car has been starting okay for several weeks. The last issue which is the most important is Nissan stating if a battery on a Nissan drops below 12 volts and airbag light will come on and may not work. If this is the case this is a major safety issue as there are always going to be batteries that go low or need a charge as it is a consumable part. A customer will be charged for the fix and worse of all the airbag will not work until taken to the shop. Really. I have owned a Chevrolet and now two Ford and a Nissan. Only Nissan has this issue? if a car battery is good enough to start a car but is below 12 volts the airbag will not work even with the alternator charging the battery. This is what several individuals at Nissan are telling me. Please help

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact's vehicle was repaired per an unknown air bag recall. After the recall repair, the dealer (D-patrick Nissan, 4200 E division St, evansville, in 47715) stated that due to the recall being repaired, the sensor for the air bag on the passenger side would no longer work properly. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided the same information as the dealer. The failure mileage was 115,000.

- Owensville, IN, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. 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 contact stated that a recall repair appointment was scheduled with columbus Nissan Inc (100 ms-12, columbus, ms 39702, (662) 328-6691); however, upon arrival, the contact was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Shuqualak, MS, USA

My "vehicle was previously recalled to reprogram front passenger occupant classification system (OCS) electronic control unit (ECU)." I took my car in for the recall to have it taken care of, but now I'm still having issues with the OCS. Currently, the driver side airbag light is on, indicating that it is not functioning properly. In addition, while the car was in motion and I was sitting in the passenger seat, the passenger side airbag light was lit up. This indicated that the airbag was off, despite the fact that I was sitting in it. After taking the car into the dealership, I was informed that the code B00aq00 showed that I needed a new OCS control unit as well as two OCS sensors. I informed them of the previous recall on the OCS; however, they said this was a separate issue, so I was going to have to pay $539.88. Nissan originally said in a letter that, "if at any time within the next 15 years, the OCS system in your vehicle does not perform as described above, we urge you to please schedule an appointment at your nearest Nissan dealer. The dealer can check the OCS system in your vehicle and, if needed, perform a one-time retrofit to the OCS system free of charge." Since the OCS is still having issues after the original recall, I thought it was imperative to report this huge safety issue. I was informed that the airbags might not deploy if I were in a car accident, which could cause unnecessary injuries or even death. Clearly there are still unresolved issues with the OCS that need attention.

- Arley, AL, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the passenger air bag warning indicator illuminated and remained illuminated while there was a passenger in the seat. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 16V244000 (air bags), but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to michael jordan Nissan (3930 durham-chapel hill blvd, durham, nc 27707, (919) 489-3800), but the failure could not be duplicated or retrieve a fault code. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 9,999.

- Cary, NC, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While operating the vehicle, the air bag sensor indicator sometimes remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to corcordville Nissan (452 wilmington West chester pike in glen mills, pa 19342) where it was diagnosed that the passenger side air bag control module was faulty and needed to be replaced. The failure was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 43,000. The consumer stated took the vehicle to porter Nissan where the airbag was repaired.

- Wilmington, DE, USA

"takata recall" vehicle has a airbag and latch problem

- Paterson, NJ, USA

Takata recall, my driver side airbag warning light is showing on from last 15 days when I just started driving. Plus my shift lock sensor is not working. I put the gear on park on a gass station but when I tried to start it wont let me change the gear unless I opened the shift lock cap and tuck something in and try to change the gear to drive the car. Since then I have ti tuck something to change the gear from parking to anything else.

- Elk Grove, CA, USA

Takata recall... a semi trailer swung and almost hit my car. I swerved and drop off on the shoulder of I-30, I hit the concrete retainer wall at 70mph and no airbag deployed and I had a knot on my head and black eye. Also I hit 4 hogs on FM852, again no airbag.

- Winnsboro, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the front driver's air bag warning indicator illuminated and remained lit upon start-up. The vehicle was repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 16V911000 (air bags), but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to moses Nissan (202 5th St, St albans, wv 25177, (304) 727-2921), but a fault code was unable to be retrieved. The dealer could not offer further assistance. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

- Charleston, WV, USA

Takata recall. Warning lights for passenger airbag come on intermittently whether passenger is in vehicle, or not. Have had the vehicle in to the dealer to resolve the problem, but it has not been resolved yet. This happens when idling and in motion and still currently happening.

- St. George, UT, USA