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2013 Nissan ALTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1183438
Internal NHTSA #	10716401
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA
Model Year	2013
File date	20/06/14
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Several times the passenger seat / occupant detection system has failed to properly identify an adult occupant and has disabled the passenger airbag. This occurs with males and females ranging from 40th to 70th percentile in all genders. I have recorded videos of these incidents for record of their occurrence. The only resolution is to pull over, power car completely off and restart car. On restart the car recognized the occupant and enabled the passenger airbag. The date of incident is of the first occurrence. This happened several more times with the most recent being may 2015 with approximately 29,000 miles on the vehicle.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	15000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NAZARETH, PA
VIN pattern	1N4AL3AP1DNXXXXXX
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
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Vehicle speed	35
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2013 Nissan ALTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Nissan ALTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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