| Issue ID | 742779 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10287173 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 02/08/07 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Passenger air bag light is not active while passenger is in seat. This problem happens intermittently. My wife and i are both about 160lbs and when we sit in passenger seat the "not active" airbag light comes on the vehicle. I contacted nissan about it and they said there was no issue. I took it to the dealer and they could not reproduce. I submitted an issue on nissan website and have not heard anything. If i get in an accident and the airbag does not deploy there could be serious injury or death to the passenger. Now there is a recall on the product but dealership is telling me my car is not listed and i have to pay to get it looked at when i'm still under factory warranty. There is no specific incident date since it occurs so randomly. |
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| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ATLANTA, GA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL21E27NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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