Warning Light On problems of the 2013 Nissan Altima - part 2

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. When the vehicle was started, the passenger side air bag off warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the technician was unable to be duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure continued intermittently. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags). The failure mileage was 100.

The air bag deactivated warning light came on while the passenger seat was occupied. The Nissan dealer had the car for about 30 minutes and said that it was fixed. The light continued on and off to come on for the next 8 months. I took it to the dealer and they said there was nothing wrong . . . . Just fine with only one error code in the system and that was from the first time. The car is now home and the light has been on and off for periods of between 5 minutes and a few hours twice since. It clearly is not fixed and they had no suggestion for me except to bring it back when the light stays on for a long period (which it does not). Some service huh ?.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the passenger air bag off warning light remained illuminated while a passenger was occupying the seat. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection however the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure and advised the contact that the passenger side air bag was operating normally. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 11,000 and the current mileage was 12,300.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving at various speeds, the passenger side air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the aftermarket leather seat and sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,800.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer on several occasions where the failure was unable t be replicated. The contact stated that the vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign id number: 14v138000 (airbags, electrical system) but the failure recurred. The contact noticed that the air bag light was indicating the air bag was off when a passenger was seated in the front passenger¿s seat. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 2,000.

2013 Nissan Altima. Consumer writes in regards to problems with the passenger seat air bag warning light. The consumer stated the passenger seat air bag light has been on continuously. After doing some research, he found it was caused by the failure of the sensor in the seat that determined whether the seat was occupied by an adult or a child. The consumer installed spacers between the passenger seat rails and the seat in order to raise the seat by one inch. The Nissan dealership informed the consumer that altering the vehicle voided the warranty covering the faulty sensor. The consumer believed the changes he made resulted in the passenger seat still being more firmly anchored to the floor pan of the vehicle than the power seat that sat beside it. As far as the sensor was concerned, it could not tell the difference between the seats original configuration and the alterations that he made. The consumer asked the service manager if he restored the seat to its original configuration, would it be considered un-altered; he said no. The very fact that he removed the seat constituted altering it.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the passenger's side air bag warning light illuminated for 30 miles. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis on three different occasions and on the third visit, the air bag sensor was replaced. The failure recurred one week later. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure and current mileage was 2,200. Updated 9/24/cn the consumer no longer owns the vehicle. Updated 09/25/13.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician reset the air bag system but the failure continued. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 30.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that he started the vehicle and the passenger side air bag illuminated. The contact also stated that the headlights were very low, he was unable to see the road at night and had to activate the high beam headlights. The brake warning light illuminated on the instrument panel while driving 30 mph. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for any of the three failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 5,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the air bag and the seat belt warning lights were illuminated. The contact mentioned that the seat belt warning light would illuminate although the seal belt was latched. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where unknown repairs were made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 3,600.

Warning light shows faulty airbag on driver's side, verified by dealer. Passenger side airbag repaired under recall. Driver's side code appeared right after the first repair was made but was advised this is not covered under first recall. This should have been done 2 years ago, and I'm not paying upwards of $5,000 for your electrical failure.

Passenger air bag off warning light comes on intermittently, even with a person over 100 lbs. In the front passenger seat. This has been an issue since the car was new. I brought the car into the dealer and they "recalibrated" the sensor, but this did not fix the issue. The recent passenger air bag recall did not include my VIN, so it appears that Nissan has no idea how to fix this. By reading these complaints on safercar. Gov, it appears that this is a widespread issue. How long will Nissan's customers be forced to drive around with compromised safety systems?.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving at approximately 45 mph, the front passenger side air bag warning light illuminated continuously. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 5,676.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v244000 (air bags), 15v681000 (air bags), 14v138000 (air bags and electrical system), and 13v069000 (air bags). The air bag warning light kept randomly illuminating on the front passenger side. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times and the failure code was cleared, but the failure continued. The contact was uncertain of a repair solution and was to check with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the passenger¿s side air bag warning light illuminated while the seat was occupied. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but they were unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 200.

Front seat passenger "airbag off" light operates intermittently when my wife (98 pounds) is the front seat passenger. Nissan engineers and technicians stated that the airbag system on our Altima was "operating as it had been designed to operate". This is after replacing the computer and front seat sensors which were determined to be defective. It was suggested that my wife was moving around and that triggered the light to intermittently come on or off. This is not the case, the warning light can come on or go off while my wife is sitting perfectly still in the seat. Front seat passenger safety is very important, that is why airbags are required on new vehicles. Because my wife only weights 98 pounds she should be protected when in the front seat of the car. The consumer affairs representative told me that my wife would be safer with no airbag deployment. With the light on sometimes and sometimes not, where is the front seat protection that the engineers designed?.

The airbag sensor for the front passenger seat does not work properly. On multiple occasions, when a 120-130 lb female is sitting in the passenger seat, the detection system and warning light suggest the air bag has been shut off. There is a recall for Nissan Altimas of my model year, but not my vehicle. This is clearly a safety issue but I don't know why my vehicle is not part of the recall. When I test-drove the vehicle in January, the salesman (~130 lb) was sitting in the passenger seat and joked that he often triggered the airbag shut-off because he didn't weigh enough. But I assume the weight maximum for shut-off has to be around 70 pounds.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 13v069000 (air bags) and stated that the manufacturer advised that the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated, which he believed was associated with the recall. The failure mileage was 2,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician performed repairs under NHTSA campaign number: 13v069000 (air bags) however, the failure recurred after the recall repair was performed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer six times. The air bag sensor in the center console and in the front driver's seat was replaced. The failure continued after every repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not further repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 380.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the passenger air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on several occasions for the air bag sensor failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure had not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 350.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the passenger's side air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the mat sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number 13v069000 (air bags) but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 37,600.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician could not duplicate or repair the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 200.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was included and repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 13v069000 (air bags). After the recall repair was performed the failure continued. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and an engineer inspected the vehicle. The engineer recommended replacing the interior of the front passenger's seat. After the vehicle was repaired the failure continued to occur. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000. . . . Updated 02/11/2014.

I purchased the car in September and have observed that when there is a passenger in the front passenger seat, the passenger side airbag warning light comes on and may or may not go off after I have been driving for a considerable period of time. I have reported it to the dealer when I have taken the car in for the scheduled tune-up and oil changes but they have not been able to find the cause of this problem. They have suggested that it might be caused by insufficient weight on the passenger seat, but they have been unable to tell me what is the minimum weight requirement. I find that having the warning light on is very disconcerting since it may be indicating a safety problem.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning light would illuminate while the passenger's seat was occupied. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the air bag sensor was replaced but the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated while the seats were occupied by adult passengers. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the passenger's side mat sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number 13v069000 (air bags). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100.

Since purchasing the car, the air bag light remained on after starting approx. 12 times in 8 months. To shut the warning light off I had to shut car off & restart to correct. Dealer first said due to way wife was sitting, next time they mentioned TSB bulletin, 3rd time they mentioned corrected TSB & replaced sensors, 4th time, engineer told them about a fix replaced modules, 5th time engineer showed them fix on an earlier car, 6th time field engineer said w/o confirmation nothing can be done. Dealer stated that each time computer showed no problem. No explanation other than check owner's manual and light will go on intermittently. When the light stayed on, my wife shifted her body as well as raised her body and landed on seats, then got out of car and jumped into car -light stayed on until I shut off car and restarted. I believe the dealer tried his best and has closely worked with me. It's not the dealer's fault but Nissan's allowing this to happen. I contacted the Nissan regional people and they were very nice but they said there was nothing that could be done without confirmation. Nor would put in writing that the airbag would work if car was in an accident. What they did say was that as of the time of the dealer's check, the airbag was operational. I was also reminded that the airbag was a secondary restraint system. Gee, I thought it was an integral part of the car's safety equipment. When I asked if a design flow, I did not get an answer. Why does Nissan have this problem and not any other manufacturer? do earlier Nissans have the same problem?.

Intermittently, "passenger airbag off" warning light remains on even though passenger (130 lbs) is in the front passenger, it occurred several times, had to turn off and restart the car to clear the light.

The "passenger air bag off" warning light may come on when an adult or large teenager is sitting in the front passenger seat. This failure happens occasionally. At times, the warning light will go off after a few minutes of driving. It appears that either the seat sensor(s) or the software that reads the sensor(s) and determines the size/weight of the front passenger may be faulty. I am amazed that there has been no recall of the 2013 Altima for this issue, given the number of complaints on this website.

The passenger air bag off warning light comes on intermittently while an adult over 125 lbs is seated in the passenger seat. This has happened multiple times with multiple adults of various weights. If the car is stopped, turned off and turned back on it usually clears the problem. I have brought the car into the Nissan service center four times. Each time they have done something else to try to resolve the problem but it keeps happening. I am awaiting a call back from the manager of the Nissan service center. I am very concerned that in the event of an accident my passenger will not be protected by a working front air bag. I have searched this problem on line and seen many post of similar problems for the 2013 Nissan Altima. I have also seem many instances of this problem with previous Altima models and other Nissan vehicles.

The passenger side airbag warning light has been coming on at random times when someone is sitting in the seat. It has been doing this since I bought the car. The light indicates that the airbag is off. The dealer has reset the seat two time and the problem is not solved. I checked online and found that others have been having the same problem. The dealer has indicated that Nissan has put a hold on parts for that seat. They obviously know there is a problem. I am seriously concerned that someone sitting in the passenger seat can be at risk in the event of an accident. If Nissan won't tell their own dealers what is going on that is a problem.

Intermittently, "passenger airbag off" warning light remains on even though passenger (130 lbs) is in the front passenger (cloth) seat.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the front passenger off air bag warning light was illuminated when there was a passenger in the seat. The contact stated it was a slim person. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who found the air bag operable and without failure. The failure was not reported to the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 30. The current mileage was 8,000. Yn.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While parked, the contact noticed that the air bag warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing five times. The technician recalibrated the air bag sensor and replaced the seat cushion but the failure continued. The vehicle was not further repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 5. Kmj.