Front Seat Head Restraint Problems of Nissan Sentra

Recalls for the following: 1) takata recall; 2) mfg. Recall #r1608 ; 3) NHTSA recall #16v-24; and 4) the occupant classification system(OCS) designed to classify the size/weight of front seat passenger, and under certain conditions, automatically turn off the passenger airbag. Ocs system is designed ton only deploy front passenger airbag when the front passenger seat is occupied by an adult. The OCS software may incorrectly classify the passenger seat as empty when it's occupied. If child restraint system (crs) is installed in front passenger seat, the seat belt bracket could deform and airbag may not deactivate as designed. Failure of passenger airbag to deploy during a crash could increase the risk of injury to passenger. If seat belt bracket deforms, this may increase risk of injury to child sitting in a crs installed in the front seat.

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Insufficient headrest foam coverage. Foam degrades or self moves out of position to reveal internal metal frame which runs across entire headrest at point of head impact. Part does not seem serviceable for repair, and should be replaced by manufacturer with updated version. Check engine light and airbag light are both triggered too easily by too many sensors, so vehicle is constantly in shop with no trouble found. Seems like it was designed by an overly-worried car manufacturer, or for the purposes of making owners feel the car needs to be replaced. It also greatly increases the likely hood of failing an annual inspection. The safety issue stems from all the blinking lights on the dash which are very distractive, especially at night, and usually completely unnecessary. In 1996, there was a recall for insufficient brake light illumination on the Sentra model. Nissan's fix for this was a brighter bulb. Since my car was bought used, and the prior owner did not upgrade to the new bulbs, and there is no listing for the replacement bulbs, owner's may not know how to upgrade their brake lights. Nissan dealers do not seem to know what bulb to replace it with for better illumination. This is an obvious safety issue, as there are many 1996 Nissan Sentras on the road today.

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Headrest will not stay in down position, it keeps rising up, blocking consumer's view oncoming traffic. Consumer feels this is very dangerous. Please provide any further information.

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Head rest on back of driver's side seat will not stay down, making it uncomfortable while driving. Also, unsafe in a rear end collision, no support for back. Dealer fixed it 6 times, but problem still occurs.

During minor collision headrest offered no protection due to design resulting in shiplash injury to consumer.

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Vehicle was involved in a rear impact accident. The driver hurt head/ chin and chest because the headrest did not properly function. Dealer not aware of the problem.