Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 8, 2023
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
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of 948 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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What this page shows
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Nissan Maxima submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming airbag
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Airbags
Filed Aug 8, 2023
Crash reported5 injuries reported
On June 6th. 2019 my 2005 nissan maxima struck a disabled vehicle left in the middle lane of the Long Island Expressway (a 3 laned highway). Although I was traveling at 60 mph when the collision occurred and struck the disabled vehicle from the rear, the passenger airbag never deployed. This resulted in the passenger receiving significantly more serious injuries than that of the driver (who's airbag did deploy).
NHTSA ID
11537062
Incident
Jun 6, 2019
Airbags
Filed Apr 15, 2019
INDICATOR LIGHT IN VEHICLE SAYS PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING.
NHTSA ID
11196528
Incident
Mar 1, 2018
Mileage
32,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jun 29, 2018
Crash reported1 injury reported
I AM A FORENSIC CONSULTANT THAT HAS EXAMINED THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS FRONTAL COLLISION WITH AN APPROXIMATE 32 MPH LONGITUDINAL DELTA V. THE DRIVER WAS PROPERLY SAFETY BELTED BUT THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AFFECTING PUBLIC SAFETY. *TT *BF *JB
NHTSA ID
11104685
Incident
Jan 19, 2018
Mileage
159,000 mi
AirbagsBody & structureBrakes+9 more
Filed Jul 4, 2016
Crash reported3 injuries reported
"TAMARA INFLATORS" SEAT BELTS DIDN'T LOCK OR LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. SMASHED BODY ALL THE WAY TO BACK SEAT BOTTOM TO GROUND. ENGINE WAS IDLING VERY HIGH FELT/SOUND AS IF WE WERE GOING 60 BUT ONLY WAS GOING 40. NO AIR BAGS CAME ON. BRAKES GRINDING. BACK WINDOW BLEW OUT AND TIRES FLAT IN BACK.. WINDOWS SLOW ON DRIVERS SIDE. WHEN THE SHERIFF TAHOE HIT US AT 80MPH ON U.S. 40 GREENFIELD IN WAS IN THE SHOP AT J&M TRUCK AN TRAILER ON THE WEST SIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS HAVING THE OIL LEAKED FIXED AND TIRES ALL FIXED AND ROTORS AND LIGHTS BY [XXX] A COUPLE MONTHS PRIOR. I HAD MY LITTLE GIRL IN THE BACK SEAT AS WELL WHERE SHERIFF HIT AND RAN. I UPLOADED A BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURE. VIN#[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ID
10882397
Incident
Feb 12, 2016
Mileage
175,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Oct 6, 2015
I HAVE A RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN BUT MY AUTO DEALER LEFT OUR AREA. NISSAN TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER TOWN THAT IS AT LEAST 70 MILES AWAY. I CANNOT GET IT THERE. THEY WILL NOT PAY ANOTHER NON-NISSAN LOCAL DEALER TO DO THE WORK. WHAT CAN I DO?
NHTSA ID
10780110
Incident
Oct 6, 2015
Airbags
Filed Jun 11, 2014
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR DISPLAYED THAT IT WAS OFF WHEN A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
NHTSA ID
10597725
Incident
Dec 3, 2005
Mileage
2,000 mi
AirbagsTires & wheels
Filed Nov 8, 2011
Crash reported1 injury reported
I'M WAS DRIVING WHEN MY TIRE POPPED AND MY CAR WENT ACROSS ALL THREE LANES, ACROSS THE MEDIAN, THEN ACROSS THREE LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC INTO SOME WOODS AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. ALL SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE FRONT ON DIDN'T, WHICH CONCERNS ME SINCE I HIT A TREE HEAD ON. THE SIDE AIRBAGS LEFT BRUISES ON MY FACE AND NECK INJURIES. *TR
NHTSA ID
10434826
Incident
Oct 30, 2011
Mileage
91,010 mi
Airbags
Filed Sep 22, 2010
Crash reported1 injury reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AND WENT AIRBORNE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH, DESTROYING THE VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND SHOULDER. THE CONTACT STATED IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED THE HEAD INJURY COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
NHTSA ID
10356981
Incident
Sep 15, 2010
Mileage
108,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Feb 3, 2008
Crash reported1 injury reported
I WAS REAR-ENDED SO HARD IT CATAPULTED ME INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, I HAVE A BULGE AND BRUISING ABOVE MY RIGHT EYE AND RIGHT CHEEK. *TR
NHTSA ID
10216790
Incident
Feb 1, 2008
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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