Air Bag Related Problems of the 1997 Nissan Altima

Table 1 shows six common air bag related problems of the 1997 Nissan Altima. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag not deploy (13 problems). The second most common problem is related to the air bag (eight problems).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Nissan Altima


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 1997 Nissan Altima

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

The contact owns a 1997 Nissan Altima. While at a red light on November 5, 2008, the passenger side door of the contact's vehicle was struck by another vehicle. The contact's vehicle traveled down an embankment and rolled over. She sustained injuries and the air bags failed to deploy.   Read details...

The Air Bag problem

I was hit, rear-ended, very hard and the airbag definitely should have deployed. I was making a left turn, stopped for at least 10 seconds waiting for traffic to clear and a car slammed into the back of me with no attempt to hit their brakes   Read details...

The Side/window Air Bag problem

While driving 55mph hit car from behind and air bag did not deploy, causing injuries.   Read details...


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