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.
15
Latest Oct 16, 2006
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.
26%
of 58 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.
14
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
10
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 1998 Nissan Sentra submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 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 Oct 16, 2006
Crash reported
I WAS REAR ENDED BY A MERCURY MINIVAN (ESTIMATED SPEED 30 MPH) AND PUSHED INTO A DODGE MINIVAN. THE FRONT BUMPER GOT CRACKED IN HALF, THE RADIATOR AND BATTERY WERE ALSO DISPLACED. THE TRUNK WAS DAMAGED, THE REAR BUMPER WAS ALMOST TORN OFF AND THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE PANEL SHOWS DENTS BEYOND THE GAS CAP. I AM BEING TOLD THAT BECAUSE I WAS REAR IMPACTED, AND PUSHED INTO A VEHICLE WITH A HIGHER BUMPER THAN MY OWN THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY. A REAR IMPACT STILL THROWS YOU FORWARD, AND THE NUMBER OF SUVS AND MINI VANS ON THE ROAD MAKES THIS SEEM LIKE A MAJOR HAZARD. PICTURES OF MY CAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT CAN BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. *NM
NHTSA ID
10170909
Incident
Sep 22, 2006
Mileage
73,000 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Feb 15, 2005
Crash reported2 injuries reported1 death reported
WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED OVER INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE LANE AND HIT THE NISSAN HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE DRIVER 'S SEAT BELT SHEARED OFF DURING THE COLLISION. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. IT THEN CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER. PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE DRIVER WAS DOA. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THIS INFORMATION WAS FURNISHED BY THE WIFE. *AK
NHTSA ID
10111562
Incident
Feb 15, 2005
Airbags
Filed Dec 14, 2004
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40 MPH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER AND THE RIGHT ARM FROM THE SEAT BELT. INSURANCE COMPANY REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER.*AK
NHTSA ID
10103699
Incident
Oct 29, 2004
Mileage
265,803 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 13, 2004
Crash reported
DRIVING APPROX 30-40MPH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR WHICH MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY CAR WAS TOTALLED. REPORTED TO NISSAN AND NOTHING WAS DONE REGARDING IT.
NHTSA ID
10053084
Incident
Apr 14, 2003
Mileage
69,400 mi
Airbags
Filed Oct 23, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BACK ROAD AND MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO THE SAND, CAUSING THE TIE-ROD TO BREAK. THE CAR SHOT TO THE LEFT AND I HIT A BRIM OF SAND AND ROCKS CAUSING THE CAR TO ROLL SEVERAL TIMES OVER. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *LA
NHTSA ID
10043450
Incident
Oct 19, 2003
Airbags
Filed Apr 19, 2002
Crash reported
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 30-35 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. NLM
NHTSA ID
8008083
Incident
Feb 15, 2002
Airbags
Filed Jan 24, 2002
Crash reported
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
NHTSA ID
8002808
Airbags
Filed Oct 10, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
HIT ANOTHER CAR WITH FRONT OF MINE AND TOTALED MINE. AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *AK
NHTSA ID
753070
Incident
Oct 8, 2001
Airbags
Filed Aug 22, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH A DEER JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, TO AVOID HITTING DEER, CONSUMER HIT A WALL HEAD-ON AND TWO TREES. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
894941
Incident
Aug 20, 2001
Airbags
Filed Mar 20, 2001
Crash reported
DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK
NHTSA ID
883535
Incident
Mar 14, 2001
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Jun 22, 2000
Crash reported2 injuries reported
MASTER CYLINDER WAS NOT PUMPING ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FLUID PROPERLY, CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL IN AN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE CUSTOMER HAD BRAKES FIXED TWICE BUT FAILED AGAIN CAUSING ACCIDENT. AIR BAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY. *YH
NHTSA ID
864017
Airbags
Filed Feb 16, 2000
Crash reported
DRIVER HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON WITH AN APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IMPACT , AND DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJUIRES. *AK
NHTSA ID
857017
Incident
Jan 4, 2000
Airbags
Filed Sep 2, 1999
Crash reported
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ID
846534
Airbags
Filed Nov 9, 1998
WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED.
NHTSA ID
830481
Incident
Sep 8, 1998
Airbags
Filed Apr 2, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER MADE A TURN WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE ENTERED THE SAME LANE AND HIT THE SENTRA ON PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT, CAUSING PASSENGER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES. *AK
NHTSA ID
822221
Incident
Mar 20, 1998
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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