1. Nissan Sentra
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  3. 2004
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2004 Nissan Sentra Air Bags Problems

23
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 23 stored complaint records:

  • 9 indicate a crash
  • 5 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire
  • 1 indicate a death

What owners report

  • police report · 6 records
  • passenger side · 5 records
  • report filed · 5 records
  • takata recall · 4 records
  • failure mileage · 4 records
  • seat belt · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi4
150–400k mi4
60–100k mi1
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • April 21, 2018 · 47,419 miles

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated after the vehicle was serviced per nhtsa campaign number: 15v287000 (air bags). The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to nissan of queens (93-[redacted], ozone park, ny 11417, [redacted]), but was not diagnosed or repaired due to the diagnostic fees. The manufacturer was not made aware…

    ODI 11091042

  • November 13, 2017 · 180,000 miles

    Air Bags

    AIRBAG RECALLED

    ODI 11045853

  • November 6, 2017

    Air Bags

    Ever since i bought my car the airbag has been on. Now i come to find out that they weren't manufactured properly. Here i am thinking jjj m save with my airbag that nothing would really bad happened because im depending on it cone to find out in better of not having one.

    ODI 11043943

  • November 5, 2017

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan sentra. While the driver was making a left turn, another vehicle crashed into the passenger side of the contact's vehicle. The passenger side air bag deployed, but not the driver's side air bag. The driver sustained upper torso injuries, head trauma, and pelvic fractures and died due to the injuries. Medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The dealer was not…

    Crash reported · 1 death

    ODI 11062268

  • October 11, 2017 · 206,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan sentra. While driving 10 mph, the front driver's side of the contact's vehicle was struck by another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the crash. The failure mileage was approximately 206,000.

    Crash reported

    ODI 11053958

  • October 10, 2017 · 98,000 miles

    Air Bags · Body

    It's been falling apart every year no matter what i do to protect it

    ODI 11033179

  • July 1, 2017

    Air Bags

    I read news that my car model may have recall of takata airbag. I bought the car in canada and now i drive it in california. So far my car vin number had not shown up in your vin checking tool. Is it because your tool only has vun for cars sold in usa?

    ODI 11011456

  • July 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    When my car hit a truck going 25- 30 mph the air bags deployed but not fully. Passenger front hit windshild. Brook windshield. Airbag did not inflation fully on drivers side or passenger side. My car was on a city street. In motion going 25-30 mph

    Crash reported

    ODI 11005617

  • June 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Takata recall i bought my nissan car in canada, and brought it to california. From nissan canada, i know there is takata recall for the airbag. This airbag problem can put passenger in life-threatening danger. However, local nissan dealers refused to perform this airbag recall on my nissan car, and nissan north america did not help to resolve this issue (i have contacted nissan north america and did not receive any…

    ODI 10899680

  • June 15, 2016

    Air Bags

    Took this car into two nissan dealerships after receiving a letter regarding the takata inflator recall, was denied both times at both locations that they would not work on my vehicle due to it being a rebuilt title, which i purchased this car from someone as is. Sent an email to nissan's corporate headquarters and my case was never handled. Ive read of the fatalities due to this particular recall and i fear for me…

    ODI 11005595

  • May 19, 2015 · 180,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan sentra. While the vehicle was not in use, the driver and passenger side air bags deployed independently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing where it was diagnosed that the air bags and passenger side seat belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000. Updated…

    ODI 10726650

  • May 14, 2015

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 nissan sentra. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v287000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

    ODI 10958527

  • April 11, 2015

    Air Bags

    NISSAN RECALLED FOR AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. *TR

    ODI 10705132

  • March 9, 2015 · 170,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owned a 2004 nissan sentra. While driving approximately 45 mph, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained chest and back injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was made aware that there was a recall related to the…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10713660

  • February 12, 2015

    Air Bags

    My passenger airbag was recalled and fixed by deland nissan but what about the driver airbag? Media reported a man lost an eye and a woman lost her life due to driver airbag, so why have the driver airbags not been recalled also? *tr

    ODI 10715248

  • February 7, 2015

    Air Bags

    I received the notice for nhtsa recall 14v-361. Called the nearest nissan dealership service, future nissan of folsom, ca 4-5 days in advance to make the appointment. I brought in my car as scheduled but was turned away after waited for an hour. The dealership service said that they had the part for my car but gave it to another local dealership. The service dept of this dealership had made it impossible for me to…

    ODI 10682040

  • June 1, 2010

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan sentra. While driving 25 mph, another vehicle failed to yield and crashed into the front of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained rib injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. On another occasion, while at a stop light, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the contact's…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10782494

  • February 7, 2010 · 51,800 miles

    Air Bags

    This is a new update and see #10301656 . Less than 3 weeks since my last repair, my 2004 sentra airbag light is flashing again. I took it back to the dealer and they are now saying the computer is bad and needs to be replaced for $667. I asked the service adviser how did he know the previous three seat belt assemblies were bad and he said the error code told him so. I asked him what led him to believe the computer…

    ODI 10310056

  • January 19, 2010 · 51,610 miles

    Air Bags

    I am reporting a safety concern to nhtsb because the same seat belt component for my 2004 nissan sentra 1.8l sedan has failed three times within a span of 5,209 miles . The local nissan dealer has no explanation for the repeated failures: 12/23/2008 @ 46,401 miles; 8/13/2009 @ 48,000 miles; 1/19/2010 @ 51,610 miles. Nissan dealer corrected the problems each time under warranty with belt assy - tongue #86884-6z604 .…

    ODI 10301656

  • November 1, 2008 · 40,000 miles

    Air Bags · Steering

    Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan sentra. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph in rainy weather, the vehicle began spinning suddenly (the contact could not figure out why) and crashed into a guardrail twice. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The contact called the dealer who stated that they had no complaints about the failure. The manufacturer had not been…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10367173

  • September 14, 2007

    Air Bags

    Drive a 2004 nissian i crashed my car ..i broke..the axel on my car and the axel of a ford fouces 2003 the air bags never went off and the seat belt never held.the lawyer od south dakota said they were to small of a state to go threw and.to try out side states. For air bags and seat belts. I have the police report and hospital bill. Pluss i took pictures if you would like them sent via e-mail i can.. Thank you. *cn

    Crash reported · 4 injuries

    ODI 10216444

  • November 30, 2005

    Air Bags

    I was in an accident on an interstate, the impact was at about 70 mph to the front driver's side in a nissan sentra. The impact was hard enough to damage the shift the dashboard along with the rest of the front of the car. The airbags did not deploy. *nm

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10145882

  • September 3, 2004 · 2,800 miles

    Air Bags · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering

    20 feet after pulling out of the driveway, suddenly there was a vibration in the steering, the brakes failed to function, the vehicle veered to the left and went into a ditch and impacted a sewer drain. The driver was severely burned by the airbags when they deployed. The insurance company totaled the vehicle. The cause of the above failures is undetermined. *jb

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10099085