Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 1998 Nissan Maxima

Three problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 1998 Nissan Maxima. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 01/16/2013

The contact owns a 1998 Nissan Maxima. The contact was traveling 45 mph and traveled over a patch of ice. The vehicle then spun around and the contact lost control of the vehicle. The contact attempted to apply the brakes but the vehicle did not respond. The contact crashed head first into an unknown object and the air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained a fractured knee and was transported to the hospital. The vehicle was destroyed. The police were present on scene and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard and was not inspected for the air bag failure. In addition, the contact stated that the brakes were serviced two months prior to the crash. The manufacturer was contacted who advised that there were no recalls and offered no further assistance. The failure mileage was 150,000.

2 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 04/13/2000

Struck another car at 35 mph with front bumper and air bags did not deploy / major front end damage / car was in dealer for repair of air bag 6 weeks ago for the third time.

3 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Consumer was involved in a 50 mph frontal collision in which driver's and passenger'sair bags did not deploy, cause unknown. Please give any further details.


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