general problems of the 1996 Nissan Sentra

Eight problems related to air bag have been reported for the 1996 Nissan Sentra. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 05/21/2018

"takata recall". Mad a right hand turn and both front airbags randomly deployed. They caused the front windshield to crack badly. Didnt hit another car nor anything with making the turn. Was moving in a city street at 9pm so not much traffic. Turned into an empty street luckily.

2 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 07/20/2016

July 20 2016 we were rear ended by a Honda accord doing 40 mph while we were stopped at a light. The impact slammed us into the chevy silverado in front of us. Neither airbag deployed.

3 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 11/10/1996

False deployment of air bag caused the passenger side windshield to crack.

4 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 01/01/1996

Consumer states the air bag senor light comes on and stays on, which is caused by a faulty air bag module failure . Had part replaced problem still accuring .

5 Air Bag problem

Airbag deployed while making a turn, there was no impact to cause failure. The windshield was cracked due to deployment. Dealer replaced the airbag, but could not find defect.

6 Air Bag problem

Consumer was turning a corner when both air bags deployed, the sound was like an explosion, the windshield was cracked due to the deployment, consumer had air bag replaced by dealership, who says there was no defect.

7 Air Bag problem

Violent deployment of air bag causing burns on neck, whiplash and back pain. (qcaw).

8 Air Bag problem

False deployment of airbag caused the passenger side windshield to crack. Dup 0f 516524, added on 25-Feb-98.




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