2013 Nissan Altima Air Bags Problems
- 415
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 415 stored complaint records:
- 26 indicate a crash
- 19 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- airbag light · 37 records
- passenger seat · 32 records
- passenger side · 20 records
- takata recall · 16 records
- side airbag · 15 records
- passenger airbag · 13 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 226 |
| 30–60k mi | 49 |
| 60–100k mi | 39 |
| 100–150k mi | 9 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags
Light on passenger side of car is still giving us trouble. We made complaints about 2 yrs. After purchasing the car. We noticed the light came coming off and on in those two years before. Co said they were waiting for an official recall. They got it and we were told to bring the car in to be fixed. We did. They said it was fixed. About two weeks later until now the light keeps coming on and off. I am worried about…
ODI 10946626
Air Bags · Seat Belts
My car was a part of the altima airbag recall in 2014. The action was taken by the dealer. The altima has always had the issue of the passenger seat not registering it's occupant on an intermittent basis. The only way to have fixed this was to shut my car off and recalibrate the system. Today, nothing was in the passenger seat yet the airbag and seatbelt light were lit. This means that the altima believed someone…
ODI 10764590
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the front passenger side air bag warning light remained illuminated, while the seat was occupied. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate…
ODI 10864211
Air Bags
I have a 2013 nissan altima. The passenger seat air bag occupant sensor comes on showing that the passenger air bag is turned off when an adult is sitting in the seat. The adult is 200 lbs. The light will stay on while driving. My car was recalled for the occupant sensor classification reset. It did not change anything. It still does the same thing. I have complained about it numerous times to the dealer. The dealer…
ODI 10783624
Air Bags
The passenger airbag disabled light has come on twice in two months while my wife (110 lbs.)was seated squarely in the center of the passenger seat.. I notice this right after starting on a drive. My wife moved around in the seat trying to get it to recognize her presence with no luck. It reset-ted both times after stopping the car and having her exit and reenter. This vehicle had already had this issue serviced…
ODI 10789694
Air Bags
My passenger air bag light intermittently comes on when an adult is seated in the passenger seat. Sometimes it comes on when no one is seated. Soon after this first happened, i received a recall, and on may 9, 2014, took my car to the nissan dealer. It was "reprogramed" and did not fix the problem. I took it back on june 6, 2014, and the report says "general maintenance". The problem persisted. I took it again on…
ODI 10779712
Air Bags
The passenger side airbag light comes on indicating that the airbag is disabled when a passenger is in the front seat.
ODI 10781422
Air Bags · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
If i'm driving, when i try to stop the car, i press the brakes the brakes do not activate. The car does not stop it keep rolling on. I have to pat the brakes to stop the car or press the brake a second time for the brakes to catch. It feels as though it slips pass the brakes! I also took my car to nissan for the latch recall every since i got the recall "fixed" the pass air bag light pops on when no is in the…
ODI 10808547
Air Bags
The red airbag indicator light does not go off on my vehicle - the exact symptom listed in recall campaign id pc214. The dealership said that even though my car is a 2013 as indicated in the recall notice that the recall does not apply to my car because the vin number was not included. My car is the same year, with the same problem indicated in the recall and they want me to pay to have it fixed. I have reported…
ODI 10732065
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the front passenger side air bag warning indicator kept indicating "off", regardless if the passenger seat was occupied. The vehicle was taken to the dealer more than 4 times and they provided no repair solution. The dealer reset the code more than once and reset the sensor, but the failure recurred. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign…
ODI 10898281
Air Bags · Power Train · Steering
Shacking and unable to control and no one till this day??? Why ? I'm sorry but dodge chrysler nor any dealer ship has my air bag and 98% of parts in stock... So now what??? I spent a lot of much $$$$...
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10863614
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the air bag light remained off even when a passenger was seated in the passenger seat. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to repair the sensor, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 32,000.
ODI 10845613
Air Bags
This is the fourth time the passenger air bag sensor light came on with an adult in the seat. Nissan has attempted to fix it numerous time without success. I question whether the bag will go off in an accident. I was told by the local dealer that i should call corporate and recorded the complaint. They said they would get back to me. *tr
ODI 10701453
Air Bags
Even after being repaired for a recall, the passenger airbag light continues to be on intermittently. The dealer did a simple inspection and claimed no problem found. They refused to perform detailed investigation unless i pay for the diagnosis, because the warranty has expired. *tr
ODI 10701014
Air Bags
This has occurred multiple times since the recall work was done on my car. When driving the passenger air bag off light will turn on, even when an adult passenger is in the passenger seat. I've taken the car into the dealership to address this issue and was told that the system is functioning properly. The only way i've found to fix this issue is to pull over, turn the car off and turn it back on. Sometimes it takes…
ODI 10701064
Air Bags
We have had multiple incidents in this vehicle of the front passenger seat airbag light not extinguishing, indicating that the airbag is not armed, even with an adult passenger seated and buckled. We have dealt with this issue on and off for as long as we have had the car, despite the recall last year apparently designed to fix this issue. I decided to file a complaint today based on a news article i saw this…
ODI 10701023
Air Bags · Unknown Or Other
I'm having and issues with the passenger side airbag not engaging when i have a passenger in the front seat, not registering that there is someone sitting in the seat.. Another issues is water saturating the passenger floor boards all the way to the back seat when is rains outside
ODI 10850821
Air Bags
This is for the current safety recall issue on this model. I had the dealer "fix" the initial recall but have had numerous incidents afterwards with the airbag. This includes the airbag light intermittently going on/off while my wife is in the passenger seat. In addition i have had the same issue with nothing in the seat. I have video and photo evidence of this occurring after the car was sent to nissan for the…
ODI 10701032
Air Bags
I have taken my nissan altima 2013 to premier nissan dealership in fremont ca multiple times for passenger side airbag indicator, will remain on even when an adult passenger is sitting in passenger seat. Nissan dealership in fremont ca has tried to fix the problem multiple times but problem still remains same. Only thing that changed was me, that i stopped complaining about it to dealership. Today i saw the news…
ODI 10701011
Air Bags · Electrical System
Vehicle was serviced by nissan dealership per nhtsa campaign #14v138000 on 3/11/15. On 3/12/15, the occupant classification system continued to operate improperly (e.g. Not detecting an occupant in the passenger seat). This has been noted several times since the ocs software was updated by the oem. *tr
ODI 10703032
Air Bags
Front passenger airbag warning light says passenger airbag is "off" even when someone (adult) is sitting in passenger seat. Happens intermittingly and light goes off (passenger airbag "on") after a while-5 to 10 minutes. Complained to dealer. They said there was no recall. Saw no problem.
ODI 10840102
Air Bags · Seat Belts
Tl*the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt failed to lock and restrain the driver. A police report was filed and the contact sustained chest injuries . The vehicle was taken to the dealer where an inspection was done on the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 13,000. The vin was unavailable.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10704513
Air Bags · Power Train · Seat Belts
I purchased a 2013 nissan altima in september of 2015 with less than 43,000 miles. The car was really good gas and i was really happy with the purchase. In february of 2016 while me and my husband was driving in traffic we came to a stop and the car shut off. We started the car up fine but as soon as we placed the car in drive it shut off again. We repeated these steps over and over again until he was able to keep…
ODI 10883355
Air Bags
Yellow light on dashboard shows that the passenger air bag is deactivated even though an adult passenger (approx 150 lbs) is seated in passenger seat. This has been occurring intermittently since car was new. Took car to dealer several times. I was told they couldn't find anything wrong. Then received recall notice for this problem. Took car to dealer and recall fix was supposedly performed, but problem still…
ODI 10680748
Air Bags
The passenger airbag light turns on when a passenger is present, meaning if in an accident the airbag will not deploy. The dealer has had the car in 5 times for this issue and is not able to repair it since now the vehicle will not give a code to fix it. I was able to get nissan north america involved and they said the vehicle is repaired, how do i feel safe having a passenger in that seat with out certainty that…
ODI 10714980