2010 Nissan Maxima Air bags Problems

“Shortly after purchasing this vehicle (new), my wife noticed that when she is in the passenger seat, the passenger air bag status light stays on, indicating the air bag is turned off even though an adult is sitting in the seat. The dealership look at it and claims that it is working correctly and blamed that my wife was sitting in the seat wrong. It is not an occurrence that always happens, just periodically.”

“I was hit broadside, on the driver's side, by another driver going approximately 25-30 MPH but my side air bag did not deploy. The other car crashed into the front three-quarters of my driver's door plus the rest of the driver's side in front of the door. My car repair facility says the air bag on this model will only deploy if the car is hit precisely on the frame between the driver's door and driver's side rear door so because my driver's door was hit slightly in front of that -- the front three-quarters of the driver's door not the back one-quarter -- it didn't deploy. …”

“To whom it may concern: august 5, 2013 my husband and I own a 2010 Nissan Maxima that we purchased new in 2010. Occasionally we have noticed that the passenger air bag light remained on for differing lengths of time and didn't think much of it. At some point we read the owners manual about this warning signal. It said the light should come on when you start the car and go off about 10 seconds later. This wasn??t always the case. This warning light tells me that the air bag will not deploy in case of an accident and a passenger in the passenger seat will have no protection. …”

“I was involved -- in front end car accident with my 2010 Nissan Maxima. The accident resulted in a severe damage to the front end of my car all the way to the car's engine. I was surprised that the driver's air bag did not activate under the impact. I towed my car to the Nissan dealer and I spoke with their shop mechanics, he was also surprise that the airbag did not activate and he suggested the airbag frontal sensors might be defected. He referred me to Nissan manufacture department. After contacting them, a representative emailed me an air bag manual. …”

“Passenger airbag warning light illuminates sporadically while driving with a passenger in the front seat. Vehicle has 7000 miles and I traded in an identical vehicle 2009 with 25,000 miles that was doing the exact same thing. Dealer could find nothing wrong, but agreed that if the light is on, the airbag would not deploy in an accident. He stated that possibly the leather on the seat has to age to give it more flexibility . My wife is 140 pounds and 68 tall. I believe that should keep the airbag system active. A google search revealed that this is a common problem.”