Air Bag Light On problems of the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder

Nine problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder based on all problems reported for the 2015 Pathfinder.

1 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 11/10/2019

Couple of things, first the front passenger air bag is set to off when there is an adult sitting there, and I have a blinking airbag light, at all times no matter what. Second, there is a loud noise coming from the engine when I turn my heater on. I can also feel the vibration when I'm still. The SUV only has about 44k miles. I see this is a common issue that has not been addressed. I'm definitely disappointed.

2 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 06/15/2019

Air bag light is going off.

3 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 06/27/2016

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder. One on occasion, the air bag light remained illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags). The part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 9,200. Parts distribution disconnect.

4 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 04/30/2016

I purchased the vehicle in July, 2015. The passenger side airbag light came on several times while a passenger was in the front seat shortly after I got the car. During my first routine service appointment on Feb. 1, 2016 I mentioned it to the service tech and they checked but couldn't replicate the problem. However, they performed a zero reset at that time. The airbag light came on again on 3/11, 4/9, and 4/30 while a passenger of proper weight and height was seating in the seat. Additionally, on 4/20 the seat belt indicator light was lit in the instrument panel even though there was no passenger in the car and the driver was buckled up. I took it back to the service station today, 5/7, for these problems. They stated that there are no open recalls on my vehicle and they couldn't duplicate the problem. This is now the second time my car has been in for service for the same problem and nothing was found to be wrong. I now drive with my cellphone next to me and take pictures every time this occurs.

5 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 10/13/2015

Purchased in may 2015. Within a month of ownership, airbag light on passenger side would not engage intermittently if passenger was seated in car before started. I just had the passenger wait until car was started to sit. In July the airbag light began to illuminate while driving intermittently with passenger in seat. Serviced it at the dealership in the beginning of August and they said they found a code and cleared it. Problem should be resolved. It happened again several times. Serviced it at the dealer again in July. Mechanic performed a zero point OCS reprogram. Again I was told the problem should be resolved. Problem continued. Checked it in for service in October. Dealer trying to say the person in the seat is too light. It's happened to adults that weigh over 150 and many times to my daughter who weighs at least 110. This shouldn't be a problem anyway since the service tech told me the minimum weight is 70 pounds for the front passenger seat. Dealer wants to give us the car back. We refused because it's not safe. Waiting to hear back from the dealer. This same dealership took back our 2014 Nissan Pathfinder because of this issue too! I have many videos of the problem.

6 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 10/04/2015

The passenger side airbag light remains illuminated when a adult is sitting in the seat with their seatbelt on. I brought it into the service center at Nissan and they told me the computer says nothing is wrong so there is nothing they can do! I have numerous videos of the seat occupied and the light on!.

7 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 08/17/2015

We were driving the Pathfinder and the passenger airbag light came on. There was a passenger in the seat. The passenger's weight is 165 pounds and approximately 5'6" tall. The light remained on for approximately4 minutes and only went off when the car was turned off. When the car was restarted the airbag light was off - as it should be. This is the second Nissan Pathfinder that has had this problem. Our 2013 Pathfinder was re-purchased by Nissan for this exact reason.

8 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 04/02/2015

Passenger air bag light goes on all the time when a passenger in sitting there. Went to Nissan and first time said it was my bladder and adjusted it. Called Nissan hotline because recall said to stop driving the car and Nissan said not to worry about it that there was no fix for it yet and would notify us when there was a fix. Been doing this since it was new and know have been doing it almost daily on all types of roads and all speeds.

9 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2015

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while an adult passenger was seated in the front passenger seat, the air bag warning indicator illuminated intermittently. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the air bag sensor was reset however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v138000 (air bags, electrical system). The failure mileage was 5,000.


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