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2006 Nissan 350Z Air bags Problems

Complaints
14about this part
Share
26%of 53 total for the year
Median mileage
41,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the air bags of the 2006 Nissan 350Z, 26% of the 53 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 41,000 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I own a 2006 Nissan 350Z roadster. The passenger airbag indicator light came on blinking none stop. The symptom is similar to the Nissan 2007 and 2008 model described in the NHTSA recall bulletin. I want to know if the recall can be expanded to include older models?”

NHTSA complaint #10335333, filed 2010-06, 45,000 miles

“The date is when I received my car from the body shop after 3-car wreck. Drove it to work and the car had no power to climb a hill. Called insurance company, took it back they did no repairs to the engine, so it went to the dealership. Shortly afterwards the car wasn't downshifting properly, then it started making a sound like it was stuck in a spin cycle and shoot out causing the car to go faster. Took it back to the dealership nothing. So with the car doing the spin cycle and shooting out fast, it started making this thumping noise from under the hood when coming to a stop. …”

NHTSA complaint #10501005, filed 2013-03, 57,852 miles

“Driving home only 1/8 mile from my house, I collided head on with a small pick-up truck. My Nissan 350 car spun several times and came to rest. Most of the damage was to the driver side and front end. Front bumper completely gone. Driver side headlight completely gone, passenger side intact. Driver side door can only open a few inches, passenger side-fine. Driver side windshield cracked due to hood being pushed back into car, passenger side-fine. My concern and major complaint is that while my passenger side air bag deployed, the driver side nor the driver side air bags deployed. …”

NHTSA complaint #10182925, filed 2007-02, 1,800 miles

“My wife was involved in an accident where she t-boned another driver after he made an illegal turn in front of her. The airbags in her car did not deploy. She hit this guy at approximately 35 miles per hour.”

NHTSA complaint #10217520, filed 2008-02, 11,000 miles

“I recently bought a used vehicle at norfolk motorsports in norfolk va. They had bought the vehicle thru inspection and it did not pass it, according to the manager, it was missing the air bag on the passenger and they was going to buy the whole component for it instead. I had a meeting with the owner of the company along with the manager, salesperson; the owner had stated to me and my fianc at the time that he could have easily clipped the wire to the seat and it would pass inspection. …”

NHTSA complaint #10651941, filed 2014-11

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2008313%
20071318%
20061426%
20053239%
20041813%
200373%

Other parts of the 2006 Nissan 350Z

Engine cooling
14 complaints
Wheels
14 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
6 complaints
Engine
4 complaints
Tires
4 complaints
Electrical system
2 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Nissan 350Z

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology