2006 Nissan Sentra Airbags Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag warning light would remain illuminated and the b1066 front passenger air bag module due to electrical circuit shortage. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 22E066000 (Air Bags). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 125,000.

NHTSA ID

11484846

Incident

Aug 20, 2022

Mileage

125,000 mi

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Sentra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V747000 (Air Bags) and had the vehicle taken to the dealer to be repaired. Additionally, the transmission fluid was flushed and refilled. The contact stated that after the vehicle was returned, the transmission fluid was checked and looked the same as before the transmission flush. Additionally, the airbag was not repaired properly. The contact was concerned that no repairs had been performed on the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000.

NHTSA ID

11436955

Incident

Oct 1, 2021

Mileage

106,000 mi

RECALL

NHTSA ID

11373576

Incident

Nov 7, 2020

HELLO, MY CAR GOT COLLISION, BUT THE AIRBAG DOESN'T WORK.

NHTSA ID

11067350

Incident

Jan 28, 2018

Mileage

170,000 mi

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE DRIVERS SIDE DEPLOYED WHILE CLOSING THE DOOR VEHICLE NOT MOVING, THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG & THE DASH AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ON RURAL ROAD, IT WAS A SHORT DISTANCE FROM MY HOUSE SO AFTER THE BAGS BLEW, I DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE HOUSE, NO POLICE WERE INVOLVED. DID NOT HAVE COLLISION INSURANCE ON THE VEHICLE, I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS AT THAT TIME, SINCE THERE IS A RECALL I ASKED NISSAN TO REPLACE THE BLOWN AIRBAGS AND THEY REFUSED, SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND I WAS TOLD THAT IS THE ONLY ONE ON RECALL, WHAT CAN IF ANYTHING I DO? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

NHTSA ID

11055449

Incident

May 16, 2016

Mileage

94,000 mi

FIRST AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN THE DRIVERS DOOR WAS SLAMMED SHUT VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND DASH BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION APPX. 35 MPH, WICH CAUSED PERSON TO LOSE CONTROL OF SAID VEHICLE.ON RURAL ROAD,

NHTSA ID

11055186

Incident

May 16, 2016

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON

NHTSA ID

11055094

Incident

Apr 21, 2012

MY WIFE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH SAID CAR SHE WAS SIDE SWIPPED ON PASSENGER SIDE FENDER.. NO FRONT END DAMAGED WAS DONE ONLY DAMAGE WAS THE FENDER AND RIM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE SHE WAS HIT BUT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

NHTSA ID

11044757

Incident

Jul 17, 2017

Mileage

147,000 mi

DRIVERS DOOR AIRBAG DEPLOYED FROM CLOSING THE DOOR, STATIONARY, STEERING WHEEL & DASH AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION JUST DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD RURAL HIGHWAY NOT ACCIDENT DO NOT KNOW WHY. NO POLICE WAS CALLED

NHTSA ID

11043958

Incident

May 16, 2016

Mileage

95,221 mi

MY NISSAN SENTRA CAR IS OFF THE ROAD, DUE TO AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS TOTALLY LOST.

NHTSA ID

11043707

Incident

Jun 11, 2017

THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY CAR WAS TOTAL IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN ENGAGING INTO A TURN.

NHTSA ID

10965780

Incident

Feb 19, 2017

Mileage

168,539 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

10897708

Incident

Aug 15, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V287000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ CONSUMER STATED ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED 11/21/15. UPDATED 10/11/18*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 1/12/16 *JS VEHICLE DETAILS AND DEALER UPDATED 4/13/18 *JB

NHTSA ID

10765184

Incident

May 12, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT BECAME UNCONSCIOUS AT THAT TIME, AND DID SUSTAIN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT COULD NOT PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT BECAUSE OF A HEAD INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AFTER THE CRASH, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10764713

Incident

Aug 7, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10736100

Incident

Jul 16, 2015

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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.

NHTSA ID

10735111

Incident

May 15, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V287000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10733587

Incident

Jul 13, 2015

VEHICLE AIR BAG INFLATOR. CALLED LYNN LAYTON NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN DECATUR AL. TO SCHEDULE REPLACEMENT OF AIR BAG INFLATOR ON 06/29/15 DUE TO RECALL. ARRIVED ON APPT. DATE AT DEALERSHIP ON WED. 07/01/15 AFTER 4 HOUR WAIT ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN PART WAS AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10731594

Incident

Jul 1, 2015

Mileage

196,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A HOUSE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CONTAINED A HOLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V287000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10730957

Incident

Jun 13, 2015

REGIONAL RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR AIR BAG INFLATOR. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IN NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN IN USED IN EXCLUSIVITY IN FLORIDA, HOWEVER NISSAN REFUSES TO INCLUDE IT IN THE RECALL. SINCE IT HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO THE HIGH LEVEL OF HUMIDITY, THAT THE RECALL IS FOR I AM VERY CONCERNED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10705491

Incident

Apr 13, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE BREAST, COLLAR BONE AND NECK AND SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH AND SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER DETERMINED THAT THE CRASH DID NOT MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR AIR BAGS DEPLOYMENT AND STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT FOUND WITHIN THE AIR BAGS OR THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 01/25//12 *BF THE PASSENGER WAS ALSO INJURED. 03/05/12

NHTSA ID

10441327

Incident

Sep 26, 2011

Mileage

115,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PERFORMED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CRASH. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

NHTSA ID

10432768

Incident

Sep 26, 2011

Mileage

115,000 mi

RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, BENDING MY ENTIRE FRONT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *KB

NHTSA ID

10416723

Incident

Aug 1, 2011

Mileage

230,300 mi

I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION RECENTLY WHERE I ENDED UP UNDER THE CAB OF A DELIVERY TRUCK. I AM NOT SURE, BUT MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 30-40MPH. I HIT THE BRAKES WHEN I REALIZED THE TRUCK WAS GOING THROUGH AND INTERSECTION, HOWEVER IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND I SLID RIGHT UNDERNEATH IT. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10342850

Incident

Jul 10, 2010

HI THERE, I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8 S AND UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE AN SINGLE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON 31 DEC, 2009. I SKID ON THE SNOWY-ICY HIGHWAY AND HIT THE ROAD SIDE BARRIERS ABOUT 20-30 MPH. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOYED. I INJURED MY NECK. I SENT ALL INFORMATIONS NISSAN USA ABOUT ME, VEHICLE AND ACCIDENT TO AND ASKED WHY? HOWEVER, THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME ANY REASONABLE ANSWER. I GOT FINAL RESPONSE FROM NISSAN ALMOST 2 MONTHS LATER THAN ACCIDENT. THEY FORWARD ME TO DEALER FOR AIRBAG DIAGNOSIS BUT IT'S NOT FREE OF CHARGE. I HAVE ALL RECORDS ABOUT ACCIDENT AND NISSAN. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS...*TR

NHTSA ID

10315032

Incident

Dec 31, 2009

Mileage

109,000 mi