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2017 Nissan Leaf Air bags Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
24%of 17 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the air bags of the 2017 Nissan Leaf, 24% of the 17 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

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.

“My son and I were in a major crash on a freeway, we were hit by a semi-truck, sent into a spin, hit by another vehicle and stopped by slamming into freeway guardrail. The car was totaled. My son was driving and airbags on the drivers side all deployed but nothing deployed on the passenger side at all.”

NHTSA complaint #11716717, filed 2026-02

“My Nissan LEAF's airbag warning light is flashing, so I took it to the local dealer called Mike Rezi Nissan in Atlanta, GA area. They inspected it, and came back with the OCS control unit & sensor failure report, and wanted a thousand dollars to replace them. While there is a OCS recall for multi Nissan models, and my car is left out, and the VIN# is not included in this recall... ** also called Nissan custome affair, and I was told the same thing about my VIN# has no OCS recall, and was provided no explanation ** ** the LEAF's been driving normal, no accidents, and clean record **”

NHTSA complaint #11525957, filed 2023-06

“SRS Airbag light flashing. Code reader shows B00A0 0009 code indicating a problem with the OCS / Occupancy sensor. I believe this puts all passengers in the front seat at risk since the airbag may not operate in an accident. The car is available for inspection. It has not been inspected by the manufacturer or others.”

NHTSA complaint #11518677, filed 2023-04

“Airbag light flashing. Airbag might not deploy in event of accident. Nissan service stated code B00A0 triggered in SRS control unit. Failure within OCS circuit. Recommends replacement of OCS SENSORS and Control Unit. Stated my VIN is not included in all the other OCS recalls.”

NHTSA complaint #11584827, filed 2024-04

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202211%
202124%
202011%
201910%
201857%
2017424%
201638%
201587%
2014412%
20131721%
20121119%
20113537%

Other parts of the 2017 Nissan Leaf

Electrical system
4 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 Nissan Leaf

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 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