| Issue ID | 1061151 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10585059 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 20/02/14 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My wife and i were driving i noticed the passenger airbag light saying "passenger airbag off".. My wife is about 150 lbs and the airbag seat sensor should not have an issue with a person of this weight. I worked on seat sensor design for almost two years and i know that most are programs to not deploy for people under 80lbs. This has happened three times so far (mid jan, end of feb, and early march 2014). I have pulled over each time, turned the car on and off and it re-set the error two of the three times. The one time it did not, i drove an additional 10 miles then retried the car off/on and it re-set so the airbag does work. Now i'm driving around checking for the light so i know the airbag will deploy in case of an accident when i have a passenger in my front seat. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 6350 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | NORTHVILLE, MI |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3AP3DCXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
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| Vehicle speed | 10 |
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