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2009 Nissan ALTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	758342
Internal NHTSA #	10303186
Manufacurer	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA
Model Year	2009
File date	08/07/08
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Passenger airbag off light randomly stays on when a passenger in seat. Means the passenger is not protected by the air bag. This happens to passenger over 110 lbs. This is working as it supposed to, according to nissan dealer, anymore over 80 lbs sit in passenger seat, the light should be off and the airbag should be on. The dealer could not find out what is wrong. I search complaints on nhtsa and it turned out to be a large number of complaints on 07-09 model. Please help us out, there is a truly a life related safety issue.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	3000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	STATE COLLEGE, PA
VIN pattern	1N4AL21E19NXXXXXX
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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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2009 Nissan ALTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Nissan ALTIMA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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