1. Nissan Altima
  2. Problems
  3. 2013
  4. Seats

2013 Nissan Altima Seats Problems

30
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.

What owners report

  • passenger seat · 17 records
  • front passenger · 16 records
  • passenger airbag · 16 records
  • airbag light · 7 records
  • warning light · 6 records
  • adult sitting · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi20
30–60k mi3
60–100k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • October 16, 2012 · 300 miles

    Air Bags · Electrical System · Seats

    Intermittently, "passenger airbag off" warning light remains on even though passenger (130 lbs) is in the front passenger, it occurred several times, had to turn off and restart the car to clear the light. *tr

    ODI 10486129

  • September 19, 2012 · 400 miles

    Air Bags · Seats

    The "passenger air bag off" warning light may come on when an adult or large teenager is sitting in the front passenger seat. This failure happens occasionally. At times, the warning light will go off after a few minutes of driving. It appears that either the seat sensor(s) or the software that reads the sensor(s) and determines the size/weight of the front passenger may be faulty. I am amazed that there has been no…

    ODI 10499278

  • September 8, 2012 · 550 miles

    Air Bags · Seats

    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 for 15-20 minutes while driving. My car was recalled for the occupant sensor classifacation reset. It did not change anything. It still does the same thing. I have complained about it numorous times to the…

    ODI 10731167

  • September 4, 2012 · 150 miles

    Air Bags · Seats

    The passenger air bag off warning light comes on intermittently while an adult over 125 lbs is seated in the passenger seat. This has happened multiple times with multiple adults of various weights. If the car is stopped, turned off and turned back on it usually clears the problem. I have brought the car into the nissan service center four times. Each time they have done something else to try to resolve the problem…

    ODI 10493683

  • September 3, 2012 · 3,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seats

    The passenger side airbag warning light has been coming on at random times when someone is sitting in the seat. It has been doing this since i bought the car. The light indicates that the airbag is off. The dealer has reset the seat two time and the problem is not solved. I checked online and found that others have been having the same problem. The dealer has indicated that nissan has put a hold on parts for that…

    ODI 10502556