| Issue ID | 1006426 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10537449 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 16/11/12 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I purchased my 2013 nissan pathfinder brand new on november 13th, 2012. The day after purchasing the vehicle, the passenger airbag light came on, even though the person sitting in the seat (5'9, 175lbs) was sitting in the seat "properly". I brought the car back to the dealer and was told the person wasn't sitting in the seat correctly. As soon as i left the dealership, not even a mile away, the light came back on without anyone even in the seat. I have been back to my dealer at least 8 times, i have had the scale calibrated, a new seat put in, the recall fixed, and it's still coming on. My dealer recommend that if the light comes on while driving i should just pull over on the side of the road, turn the car off, and then restart it. Most recently i had the car in for repair on july 25th, and on august 22nd, the light came back on. I have been without my brand new car for at least 2 weeks in the time that i have owned it for them to "repair it". |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 2 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PLYMOUTH, MA |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AR2MM6DCXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| 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 | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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