| Issue ID | 1201355 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10735438 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 03/02/14 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have taken my nissan to the dealership 5 times now for the same issue. The airbag light comes on, indicating that the airbag is deactivated, even when i am sitting on the front passenger side of the car. I am an adult women. I brought it up to their attention - they could not duplicate the issue. I told them that it does not do it all the time. Then it happened again - i took a picture, they said the same thing and did whatever to it - kept my car for a month, i went to pick it up and it did it again, while driving. This time i took a video, called it in to nissan, again. They called in a specialist (why they didn't do it when they had the car for a month is beyond me). He looked at it and said there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. He continued by saying that the seat belt is all i really needed anyway. That if it happens again i need to turn the car off and wait 10 sec. And the car would realign itself, that it was probably due to the way i was sitting on the seat and the car knows what to do. I am done with nissan - they are basically telling me that when it happens, let's say on the freeway, as it has, if i want the airbag, i need to pull to the side of the freeway (dangerous), let it sit for 10 sec. And then re-join traffic(dangerous) or i keep going without the benefit of the airbag. I bought the car because i wanted a safe car for my new grandchild - the salesman can testify to this. I can't trust the car, i will not sit anyone in the front passage seat because i do not know if the airbag will work when needed - but then again, according to nissan - "all i really need is the seatbelt". |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 4000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CENTERVILLE, UT |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AR2MM5ECXXXXXX |
| 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 |
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| 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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