1. Nissan Sentra
  2. Problems
  3. 2015
  4. Air Bags

2015 Nissan Sentra Air Bags Problems

34
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 34 stored complaint records:

  • 8 indicate a crash
  • 5 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

What owners report

  • airbag light · 9 records
  • passenger seat · 9 records
  • seat occupied · 6 records
  • passenger airbag · 5 records
  • police report · 5 records
  • report filed · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi18
30–60k mi3
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • May 24, 2016 · 7,500 miles

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2015 nissan sentra. While the passenger seat was occupied by an adult, the air bag warning indicator illuminated continuously. The failure recurred two times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v242000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact…

    ODI 10877053

  • May 20, 2016

    Air Bags

    The light air bag turn on then turn off when the car is run

    ODI 10875737

  • May 16, 2016

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2015 nissan sentra. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v242000 (air bags); however, the part for the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was unable to determine when the parts would become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

    ODI 10874663

  • March 18, 2016 · 1,300 miles

    Air Bags

    The passenger airbag light comes on randomly with/without occupant. Will stay on for periods of 30 minutes at a time. This has happened when car is stationary, in motion, on a city street or a highway, turning, braking, anytime. I only have 1300 miles on the car.

    ODI 10850387

  • February 23, 2016 · 1,000 miles

    Air Bags · Engine · Seat Belts

    After driving the car one evening the engine spontaneously caught a fire. The fire deptartment said it started from some problem in the engine. In addition we notice the heat of the fire did not deploy the driver and passenger side air-bags. Normally in many cases of car fires the fire will deploy the emergency air-bags and cause the car alarm to sound this did not happen with my incident. *tr

    Fire reported

    ODI 10909955

  • February 15, 2016 · 3,100 miles

    Air Bags

    My passenger airbag "on/off" light on the center console lights (meaning passenger airbag off) at completely random times while the car is in motion. The light will illuminate when driving down the road at any speed and condition without a passenger in the seat or other times with a passenger in the seat. Conditions include gravel roads, highway, stop and go traffic, normal city driving, even parking lot driving. I…

    ODI 10865084

  • May 15, 2015 · 200 miles

    Air Bags

    At random the passenger side airbag light will not turn off with a passenger in the seat while the car is being driven . It has stayed on up to 20 miles and as less as around 5 miles . A part to fix it was ordered and installed but did not fix the issue . We took it to another nissan dealer and they reprogrammed it but that didn't fix it . We ask 2 more times for them to check it stating it's not safe . One dealer…

    ODI 11045240

  • April 28, 2015 · 1,200 miles

    Air Bags · Service Brakes

    Applied the brakes to the floor and it slid on an inclined road after being in a complete stop, resulting in rear ended straight the front vehicle. Air bags deployed causing burns and seat belt bruises. The force was significant enough to bend a metal bar. I can't explain how the inclined surface didn't even help stop the car for it seems to still be going instead of stopping. It shouldn't have been such a bad…

    Crash reported · 3 injuries

    ODI 10721562

  • December 1, 2014 · 22,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owned a 2015 nissan sentra. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle was involved in crash. The contact stated that the transmission shifted incorrectly and caused the contact to veer off the road and into multiple trees. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was destroyed. Bridgewater nissan of bridgewater located in…

    Crash reported

    ODI 11045026