| Issue ID | 1130559 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10654243 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ROGUE |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 13/07/13 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I am writing to alert the nhtsa to a possible defect in nissan's airbag control system for this vehicle and to register my dissatisfaction with how nissan north america responded to my request for a remedy. I purchased this 2009 nissan rogue awd at auction on 3 july 2013. Nissan's leasing arm was the previous owner. I noticed from the outset that the light indicating the status of the passenger side airbag sometimes showed inactive, even when an adult weighing over 50kg was sitting in the front passenger seat. However, the problem was intermittent, and brown's fairfax nissan was not able to replicate the condition when i took the vehicle for a check on 13 july 2013. The problem is occurring more frequently of late, and now the front passenger side airbag occasionally shows that it is active, even when there is nothing on the passenger seat. Brown's wanted $128 to "diagnose" the problem but, since it remained intermittent, was not sure anything would come of the diagnostic procedure. At about this time, i received a recall notice for an ecm problem (by the way, the vehicle initially failed emissions inspection in july of 2013 when i took it to my regular service station, but brown's was able to get a "pass" reading). I asked nissan north america to authorize brown's to conduct a diagnosis of the passenger-side airbag problem at the time of the ecm repair. Nissan refused. Because this problem remains intermittent, i am unsure how to proceed. I do not wish to pay $128 several times for repeated "diagnosis", but clearly something is wrong with the airbag system. I am submitting this complaint in case other instances of this type of problem with nissan vehicles might have been recorded. For now and until the problem becomes consistent, i will not carry front-seat passengers. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 59703 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FAIRFAX, VA |
| VIN pattern | JN8AS58V39WXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Drive train type | AWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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