Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2009 Nissan Maxima

Tl the contact owns a 2009 Nissan Maxima. While driving 30 mph, a vehicle ran a stop sign and crashed into the front driver's door of the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for the air bag failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 118,000.

I own a 2009 Nissan Maxima. In the year 2016 the airbag light for the passenger seat began to continuously blink and the indicator light said �airbag off� whether the seat was occupied or not. Thinking the light needed to be reset as my airbags have never deployed I tried this routes. It ultimately proved not to be the problem and the light continues to blink. The car was diagnosed by Nissan as am OCS sensor fail b1018 and the cost for the repair would be $2100. The weight sensor in the passenger seat failed. Without the repair the airbag system will not function for the entire car. Upon speaking to Nissan consumer affairs I learned the the part has been discontinued but offered no explanation as to why. Even with the failed part being a major safety concern Nissan refuses to offer any kind of assistance to fix the issue. This part is not exposed to elements as it is in the actual seat cushion. The product just failed and Nissan needs to be held accountable for faulty manufactured parts. This is a safety concern that could cause someone their life.

I purchased my 2009 Nissan Maxima from the dealer, brand new in June 2009. The car is now 7 years old and has 105,000 miles on it. My powertrain warranty is expired (as it ended at 100,000 miles). Within the last 3 months the passenger air bag light stays on constantly even when nobody is sitting in the seat. Also, the flashing air bag light on my dashboard continues to blink. Searching the web I found how to diagnose the error which pointed me to the occupant sensor in the passenger seat had failed and that the airbag srs system would not deploy in the event of an accident. I took the car to the dealer and explained to them what was happening and that I feel unsafe driving the car with an inoperative srs system. The dealer confirmed it's the occupant sensor in the passenger seat that has failed. Since the car is no longer under warranty, it will cost me $1,900 out of pocket. I contacted Nissan's consumer affairs department Nissan recorded my complaint and opened a case # for any future recall campaigns. Nissan denied the claim and will not cover any portion of the repair costs. I want to alert the NHTSA that this is a problem not only on newer Nissans, but also on the older Nissans, including my 2009 Maxima. My hope is that this year and model will be considered for an expanded recall to the current recall. This is a huge safety issue and one that Nissan should agree to take care of for all cars that show this problem.

I purchased the 2009 Nissan Maxima from the dealer, brand new, in November, 2008. Several months later, I noticed that as I sat in the passenger seat, the airbag light would come on indicating that the airbag would not deploy in an accident. I am 5'4" and 140 pounds and not a child or even a smaller adult. Throughout the past 5 years, the same problem would happen when someone sat in the passenger seat. The light will come on unexpectedly while I sat there and my husband drove. I took the car to the dealer on 2 occasions (first time in 2009 and again in 2010) and explained to them what was happening and that I felt unsafe sitting in that seat should we have an accident. They said that they could not replicate the problem and unless the computer spits out an error code, there was nothing they could do (even though it was under warranty). Now the car is over 5 years old and has 85,000 miles on it. My powertain warranty is expired (as it ended at 60,000 miles). It is now that the passenger air bag light stays on constantly, even when nobody is sitting in the seat. Also, the flashing air bag light on my dashboard stays on. I took it to the dealer again and they said it's the sensor in the passenger seat that has failed. It gave an error cod b1018. Since it is no longer under warranty, it will cost me $1,900 out of pocket. I contacted Nissan's consumer affairs department and asked them to cover it…they denied the claim and will not cover the repair. I want to alert the NHTSA that this is a problem not only on newer Nissans, but also on the older Nissans, including the 2009 Maxima. My hope is that this year and model will be considered for an expanded recall to the current recall. This is a huge safety issue and one that Nissan should agree to take care of for all cars that show this problem.