2013 Nissan Altima Air Bags

FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG REMAIN ACTIVE (ON) ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO ADULT PASSENGER SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V138000( AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED THAT IT WAS OFF. HAD NISSAN CHECK IT SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE. AIRBAG LIGHT MALFUNCTION SEVERAL TIMES WITH ADULT PASSENGER SITTING. *TR

WE PURCHASED A NISSAN ALTIMA LAST AUGUST. EVERY TIME I SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, IT SAYS THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS NOT OPERATIVE. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT IT WILL NOT FUNCTION IF A CHILD OR SMALL ADULT OCCUPIES THE SEAT. I WEIGH BETWEEN 111 AND 114 POUNDS. I CALLED NISSAN'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE TO DETERMINE THE WEIGHT THAT WOULD TRIGGER THE AIR BAG'S FUNCTIONALITY. I WAS TRYING TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE AIR BAG WAS BROKEN OR WHETHER I WAS CONSIDERED A "SMALL ADULT" FOR THIS PURPOSE. WE RECEIVED A VOICE MAIL FROM [XXX], STATING THAT SHE WAS ASSISTING MARK IN THIS MATTER AND THAT MY CASE NUMBER WAS 14039699. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT SHE COULD NOT ANSWER MY QUESTION BECAUSE "THE INFORMATION WAS PROPRIETARY TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE COMPONENT" AND THUS "NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC." AS A RESULT, THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE AIR BAG IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEPLOYMENT OF AN AIR BAG CAN BE HARMFUL TO LIGHTWEIGHT PASSENGERS, ITS FAILURE TO FUNCTION FOR SOMEONE THAT EXCEEDS AN APPROPRIATE WEIGHT LIMIT IS DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY FATAL. I THEREFORE ASK YOU TO ASSIST ME IN GETTING THAT INFORMATION FROM NISSAN. I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT NISSAN IS TELLING ME THAT THIS KEY SAFETY INFORMATION ISN'T AVAILABLE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE 2013 ALTIMA S HAS AN INTERMITTENT AIRBAG PROBLEM. IS NOTICEABLE WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER IS ABOUT 120 POUNDS AND SLIM. HAVE NOTIFIED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THE DEALER AND DESPITE A RECALL AND PARTS BEING REPLACED THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. MORE THAN LIKELY IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE. *TR

I AM SENDING THIS EMAIL TO NOTIFY YOU A POSSIBLE SEVERE SAFETY RISK CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF AIRBAG PASSENGER DETECTION SENSOR. RECENTLY I FOUND THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT IS MALFUNCTIONING IN CASE A HEAVY BAG WITH 22 LB WEIGHT IS PLACED IN THE RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER SEAT. IF HEAVY BAG IS PLACED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT, THE SEAT PRESSURE SENSOR DETECTS THE HEAVY BAG AS A PASSENGER IS SEATED AND THE CAR SAFETY SYSTEM TURNS ON THE SEATBELT WARNING INDICATOR ON DRIVER'S MONITOR SCREEN. THIS IS THE DETECTION ALGORISM FAILURE FOR SEATBELT DETECTION SYSTEM. SO, TO TURN OFF SEAT BELT WARNING RED LIGHT, I FASTENED THE SEATBELT OF RIGHTSIDE FRONT SEAT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THEN THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT (RED) IS TURNED OFF. BUT EVEN THOUGH SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT IS TURNED OFF, THIS FAILURE ALSO MAKES THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG TO STOP FUNCTIONING, AS THE SYSTEM TURNS ON "FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS INDICATOR" WITH ORANGE COLOR LIGHT. AND THIS MEANS THE AIRBAG IS NOT FUNCTIONING IN CASE OF ACCIDENT IF THE HEAVY BAG IS PLACED IN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE SEAT OF THE CAR. THIS DETECTION ALGORISM FAILURE MAY LEAD A SEVERE INJURY IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. SO PLEASE REFER AND TEST WITH ABOVE CONDITION, AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BY RECOMMENDING OR TAKING ACTION TO UPGRADE THE FRONT PASSENGER DETECTION ALGORISM AND RELATED SOFTWARE, TO STOP THE MALFUNCTIONING OF FRONT AIRBAG SYSTEM. IF YOU SEE THIS NOTICE, PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR REPLY FOR CONFIRMATION OF RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE. SOLVING AND NOTIFYING THIS PROBLEM IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO MATTERS THIS FAULTS AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO RECOGNIZES AND MAKES RECORD HISTORY THAT OTHER PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE PLS GIVE ME YOUR EMAIL, THAT I MAY SEND FILE ATTACHMENT FOR DETAILED EXPLANATION FOR THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

I FIRST HAD THE AIR BAG PASSENGER SENSOR WARNING COME ON AND STAY ON FOR AROUND FIFTEEN MINUTES AND THEN IT WENT OFF. MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IN ALL THESE INCIDENTS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SEAT SENSORS. THEY REPLACED THE SENSORS AND PERFORMED THE ZERO POINT RESET ON MAY 31, 2013. PRIOR TO SEPT. 6, 2013 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE PASSENGER SENSOR WARNING COME ON AND STAYING ON FOR TEN TO 15 MINUTES. ON SEPT. 6TH THEY SECURED SOME CABLES AND PERFORMED ANOTHER ZERO POINT RESET. PRIOR TO FEB. 21, 2014 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY PERFORMED ANOTHER ZERO POINT RESET ON FEB. 21. ON MARCH 15TH I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ONE NIGHT WHEN WE DROVE 5 BLOCKS FROM A FRIENDS HOUSE AND IT WAS STILL ON WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER YET BUT THE ZERO POINT RESET DOESN'T SEEM TO BE SOLVING THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS BEING PROTECTED OR NOT. HAS ANYONE ELSE BEEN REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CARS SENSORS? *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG-OFF LIGHT COMES ON WITH PASSENGERS BETWEEN 90 AND 120 LB -- WELL ABOVE CHILD WEIGHT. REPORTED TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS, WHO CLAIM THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS AND IS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALLS OR SERVICE CAMPAIGNS. YET THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAIN ON THIS MODEL (SEE FORUM LINK BELOW). THIS SEEMS TO BE JUST ONE CRASH AWAY FROM A FATALITY. HERE IS THE FORUM LINK (OR GO THERE AND SEARCH FOR 2013 ALTIMA AIRBAG LIGHT) WHERE MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM AND NOT ACKNOWLEDGED BY NISSAN CORPORATE OR DEALERS: HTTP://WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM/FORUMS/2013-NISSAN-ALTIMA-DISCUSSION-2-5-3-5/365978-HAS-ANYONE-HAD-THEIR-PASSENGER-AIRBAG-WARNING-LIGHT-FIXED-7.HTML. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNS OFF WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. IT IS NOT ALWAYS IMMEDIATE AND DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME IT IS DRIVEN. IT HAS HAD 2 RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE AND THIS WILL BE THE 11TH TIME IT HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS SAME THING. THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT DRIVING IT BEYOND THE PARKING LOT ENOUGH TO EVEN PUT ONE MILE ON IT UNTIL I BROUGHT THAT TO THEIR ATTENTION APRIL 18, 2014. THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEVER SHOWED A CAMPAIGN FOR THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH 2 OF MY RECEIPTS STATE THAT IT WAS REPAIRED. I'VE CONTACTED NISSAN HEADQUARTERS AND REQUESTED A REPURCHASE ORDER, HOWEVER IT IS NOT GUARANTEED. THEY TOLD ME TO KEEP WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIMES FOR THE SAME THING. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 7,000 MILES AND REMAINDER OF THE WARRANTY,. IF IT HAD BEEN PURCHASED BRAND NEW, IT WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED UNDER THE LEMON LAW AS A LEMON. IT IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF WE ARE IN AN ACCIDENT AND I'M NOT MAKING PROGRESS WITH THE DEALERSHIP NOR HEADQUARTERS. *TR

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE RANDOMLY WHEN SOMEONE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. NO FAULT CODES APPEARED ON THE COMPUTER. THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V069000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,600.

AIRBAG PASSENGER SENSOR/SYSTEM PROBLEM, AIRBAG DISABLED WITH A 200+ POUND PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT (SHOULD ONLY DISABLE WITH A SMALL CHILD)! THE ISSUE CONTINUES INTERMITTENTLY TO PRESENT, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE, AND WILL NOT FIX IT WITHOUT AN ERROR LOGGED IN THE COMPUTER. ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 50 TIMES, MOST RECENTLY IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG ILLUMINATES, YELLOW STATUS LIGHT "OFF", WHEN ENGINE STARTED WITH FULL SIZE ADULTS BUCKLED INTO FRONT SEATS. WENT ONE MILE, STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. ENGINE RESTARTED AND PASS AIRBAG "OFF" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. SHUT OFF ENG. AND RESTARTED AGAIN. LIGHT TURNED OFF AFTER RESTART AND HAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES BEFORE. *TR

I HAVE A VEHICLE WITH AN INTERMITTENT PASSENGER AIRBAG CIRCUIT PROBLEM. IT WILL ILLUSTRATE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT ANYTIME FROM STARTUP TO 20 MILES LATER. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES EVEN AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. NISSAN HAS NOW INFORMED US TO WAIT 30 SECONDS AFTER STARTING BEFORE ENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION OR STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT REQUIRED ME TO TURN OFF THE INTERSTATE TO RESTART THE CAR. NISSAN IS NOW REFUSING TO REPAIR THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2013 ALTIMA THAT WAS PART OF THE AIRBAG RECALL. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL I NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES THE AIRBAG STILL SHOWS TO BE OFF WHEN MY WIFE IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER NEEDS TO WEIGH 115 LBS. MY WIFE BORDERLINES THAT WEIGHT. HOWEVER, IF THE LAW STATES THAT A PASSENGER MUST WEIGH 80 LBS TO RIDE IN THE FRONT OF A VEHICLE, THE 115 WEIGHT SET BY NISSAN GIVES ME REASON FOR CONCERN. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE CENTER CONSOLE AIR BAG LIGHT BECOMES ILLUMINATED AFTER THE PASSENGER HAD BEEN SEATED IN THE CAR FOR SOME TIME, INDICATING THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG HAS BEEN DISABLED.. TOOK THE CAR IN TO NISSAN AS I WAS ALERTED TO A RECALL. I WAS TOLD MY SENSOR DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED, JUST REPROGRAMMED. THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THE PASSENGER IS OVER 150 POUNDS. THE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN OPERATIONAL, THE LIGHT ALWAYS GOES OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THE PASSENGER IS USUALLY READING, SO THEY ARE SITTING STILL. WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON, NISSAN INDICATES THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT WORK IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR BACK TO NISSAN 4 TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE COMPUTER INDICATES NO ERRORS, NOTHING GETS FIXED. WHEN I LEAVE THE DEALER, THERE IS ALWAYS A REASON WHY NOTHING GETS FIXED AND I AM ALSO TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. I AM VERY CONCERNED ON THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGER SINCE THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THIS LIGHT IS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE COMPUTER WAS RESET AS A PRECAUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,300.

ON 3/18/14 I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT WAS RED AND WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A RAMP LOCATED IN INTERSTATE 225 COLORADO GOING SOUTH. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PRECEDED TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION/ PASSED THE SOUTH LANES WHO WERE AT A RED LIGHT AND ALL CARS WERE STOPPED. WHEN I PRECEDED TO CROSS IN FRONT OF THE NORTH BOUND LANE A CAR SUDDENLY WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND SMASHED INTO THE FRONT OF MY CAR TURNING THE CAR AROUND IN A 180 DEGREES OR MORE. THE IMPACT TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR, FENDERS AND HOOD WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED FROM THE FULL IMPACT OF THE OTHER CAR. THE RADIATOR AND AIR CONDITIONER WERE LEAKING AND DAMAGED AND MY VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED FROM THE SCENE AFTER THE POLICE REPORT WAS COMPLETED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND I INCURRED MULTIPLE BRUISING FROM NECK TO LOWER BACK AND MID THIGH AS DOCUMENTED BY MY DOCTOR. I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 TO BE A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE AND I DRIVE SMALL CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHICH IS EVEN MORE WORRISOME. THE AIR BAGS IN THIS NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND HAVE CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON SAYING THE AIR BAG IS OFF WHEN A PASSENGER OF MORE THAN 125 POUNDS IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. CAR HAS BEEN TO NISSAN SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO COMPUTER CODES. I'VE DOCUMENTED THIS HAPPENING 9 TIMES SINCE JULY AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS. WHEN I SEE THE LIGHT, I STOP THE CAR, TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND LIGHT GOES OUT. ONE TIME THE PASSENGER MOVING AROUND IN THE SEAT CAUSED THE LIGHT TO GO OUT. I DO NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE THE AIR BAG WILL WORK IF NEEDED. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS JUST ABOUT WASHED THEIR HANDS OF TRYING TO FIX IT AND TELL ME THE SYSTEM IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. FRUSTRATED~! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,300.

DRIVING WITH A PERSON IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE THE AIRBAG HAD TURNED OFF. IT DID THIS TWICE ON THE SAME DAY. THE PERSON SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS 175 LBS, WELL BIG ENOUGH THAT THE SENSORS SHOULD HAVE DETECTED. THIS APPEARS, FROM NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUMS, TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. PRIOR TO MANUFACTURE OF MY 2013 ALTIMA (06/2013) A RECALL WAS CONDUCTED FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, POST RECALL, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANY PEOPLE COULD BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS SAFETY FAILURE. *TR

IN APPROXIMATELY MARCH 2013, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON WHILE DRIVING OUR 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. AT FIRST, THE LIGHT WOULD COME FOR A MINUTE OR TWO AND THEN GO OFF. AS TIME PROGRESSED, THE OCCURRENCES BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND LONGER IN DURATION. ON MAY 31, 2013, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE NISSAN DEALER FROM WHICH THE CAR WAS PURCHASED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES. NO REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF THE LIGHT COMING ON CONTINUED TO INCREASE. AT ONE POINT DURING A TRIP TO THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES, THE "OFF" LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS WHILE DRIVING. ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2013, THE CAR WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. AGAIN, THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES. SUPPOSEDLY, THE DEALER CONTACTED NISSAN FOR ASSISTANCE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NISSAN DECLINED TO DO ANYTHING SINCE THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AGAIN, NO REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING. ALTHOUGH, WITH THE ARRIVAL OF COOLER WEATHER, THE FREQUENCY AND DURATION ARE LESS THAN THE OCCURRENCES DURING THE SUMMER HEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE SEATS WERE OCCUPIED BY ADULT PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V069000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE SEATS WERE OCCUPIED BY ADULT PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V069000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, HE NOTICED A LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, HE WAS ADVISED BY THE SALESPERSON, THAT HIS WIFE SHOULD JUMP UP AND DOWN ON THE SEAT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ON JULY 3, 2013, THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE COMPUTER DID NOT INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND SINCE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD A FEW HUNDRED MILES, IT SHOULD BE OK. ON JULY 13, 2013, THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONSUMER INFORMED THEM, THE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER INSISTED THAT THE PROPER REPAIR BE MADE, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT REMOVING THE SEAT AND CHANGING THE SENSOR COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED AT HIS REQUEST AND UNDER NO CONDITION WOULD THE REPAIR BE IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT A RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN.