Air Bag Light On problems of the 2012 Nissan Maxima

Vehicle has 50,300 miles when the airbag light went on. Nissan says that the interanal failure to air bag control unit. Part number 98820-9n092 was replaced for part price of $463. 15. Labor to install was also $463. 15.

The passenger air bag light turns off and on when someone is sitting in the passenger seat and even when no one is in the seat. And this happens while the vehicle stationary and in motion.

My wife weighs about 135 pounds . The airbag on passenger side does not work properly when she sits in the seat the airbag light goes on which indicates that the airbag is not working I have pictures to validate. So far Nissan is not trying to rectify the problem I have taken the car to 2 dealers , they say everthing is normal but the photo prove my complaint.

The passenger airbag light alluminates sporadically when there is an adult passenger sitting in the seat which informs that the airbag is deactivated. Brought car to dealer 5 times over the past 6 months. Each time I was told they could not duplicate the problem and that there were no error codes showing up. The last time they checked was Friday April 4th 2014. The dealer stated the same thing. The mechanic who tested came out to talk to us about this. My wife sat in the drivers seat and started the car. I sat in the passenger seat and the light alluminated in front of the mechanic. I asked him if I was seated properly, he agreed I was and took the vehicle while it was still running to test for codes again. He could not find any error codes but, acknowledged that there was a problem. Nissan north american told me that they spoke to the repair manager and he stated that the airbag system was operating properly and Nissan told me that there is no problem. Seems strange that Nissan is recalling 994,000 2013 and 2014 vehicles for this same issue claiming there is a software problem but will not consider updating the software in my 2012 Maxima. This is a sfety issue that should be addressed by Nissan and they are refusung to do so.

There is a new recall for airbag senser misinterpreting the weight in the front passenger seat in many Nissan models. According to the dealership where I bought my car, my car is not included in the recall - but I have had the same issue. When my wife, who is around 130 lbs, sits in the seat, about half of the time the airbag light indicates that the airbag is disabled. She always sits all the way back in the seat. Speed or driving environment do not appear to have any effect on the issue. I have discussed the issue with two Nissan dealerships, and the issue still occurs. The first denied they could help because it wasnt currently happening when I had it at the shop. The second dealership recalibrated the sensor and it that brought the frequency down slightly to the current 50% I am frustrates that my car is not included in the current recall and feel like it needs to be expanded to include other model years, such as mine.