Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||||
| NTB08-055A | 07/21/2008 | 10025522 | Srs precautions during service;improper maintenance, including incorrect removal and installation of the srs, can lead to a serious injury or death caused by unintentional activation of the srs on all nissan models with the srs systems. * | 08/15/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 07/20/2011 | 145000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns 2003 nissan maxima. the contact was in a head on crash where she struck the windshiled, becuase the driver's side air bag did not deploy. the contact stated that the passenger side air bag did deploy. the vehicle was taken to a repair shop, but the contact did not know if the vehicle would be repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage and current mileages were 145,000. tlb | |||
| 07/20/2011 | 145000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns 2003 nissan maxima. the contact was in a head on collision and the driver side air bag did not deploy. the contact stated the passenger side air bag did deploy. the contact hit the windshield of the vehicle because the driver side air bag did not deploy. the vehicle was to a repair shop, but the contact did not know if the vehicle would be repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage and current mileages were 145,000.rl | |||
| 07/18/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving 55 mph consumer lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a cement wall. upon impact, air bags failed to deploy. driver sustained major injuries, and was transported to the hospital by ambulance. vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. *ak | |||
| 02/04/2004 | 10000 | 2 | |
| While driving at 65 mph driver applied the brakes to slow down t and lost control, causing the vehicle to hit a guard rail, and roll over twice. vehicle landed upside down. upon impact, the airbags did not deploy. driver sustained minor injuries. however, prior to the accident, when applying the brakes vehicle experienced extended stopping distance. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 09/17/2005 | 39500 | 1 | 12/29/2003 |
| I was stopped behind a pickup truck when i was hit from behind. upon impact, my 2003 nissan maxima was slammed into the pickup truck. the impact to both the back and front of my car caused the passenger's side airbag to deploy, but not the driver's side air bag. i am happy to say that i walked away from the accident. however....for an air bag to fail to deploy when a car is hit in the middle of the front bumper . . . with enough force to total the vehicle . . . . is very concerning. two days after the accident, i called nissan and patiently recounted the events of the accident including specific vehicle information, driver information, street locations and police case number. after 33 minutes of answering questions, i was told that my nissan case #507-46-73 would be forwarded to an 'air bag specialist.' i was not permitted to speak to anyone at that time accept the information gathering phone agent. on a weekday, during business hours, there was nobody in a position of responsibility who i could be transferred to, not even a supervisor. so as i sit here five weeks later,i have decided to forward the details to the nhtsa in hopes that you can improve upon the general apathy at nissan and have someone stand and take notice of the only salient point of my whole call to nissan: your equipment malfunctioned...call me. at this point, i have purchased a new vehicle (not a nissan) and have moved on, but my hope is that if someone is seriously injured due to an airbag defect, that they can reference my experience so they can take nissan to the cleaners. maybe then nissan will finally bother to take an interest in their product. *nm | |||
| 07/15/2004 | 1 | ||
| While applying the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. the consumer was not able to maintain control of the vehicle, and it crashed into a parked vehicle. upon impact, both frontal airbags did deploy. however, no one was injured. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. *ak *sc | |||
| 05/10/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving 55 mph consumer applied the brakes and vehicle failed to stop. this caused the driver to crash into a guard rail. upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. consumer sustained minor injuries. vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. *ak | |||
| 10/31/2003 | 17000 | 1 | |
| The passenger's side air bag deployed while driving at approximately 70 mph. the vehicle was not involved an accident. *ak *scc *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 08/30/2009 | 49000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan maxima. the contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph a vehicle crashed into her drivers side which caused the vehicle to spin and crash into another vehicle on the passengers side. the side air bags did not deploy. and two occupants were injured. the cause of the non-deployment is currently unknown. she notified the manufacturer of the failure. | |||
| 06/30/2004 | 1 | ||
| While pulling inside of the parking lot vehicle suddenly accelerated. consumer applied the brakes, and pedal went to the floor. consumer placed both feet on the brake pedal and vehicle continued to accelerate. then, consumer lost control of the vehicle and collided into a building. upon impact, driver's side air bag did not deploy. but passenger's side air bag did deploy. driver sustained injuries, and went to the hospital on his own. vehicle was towed to a body shop. *ak | |||