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2012 Nissan NV Air bags Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
29%of 7 total for the year
Median mileage
47,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2012 Nissan NV, 29% of the 7 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 47,500 miles. 2 recall campaigns on record are 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.

“Air bag sensor will not allow airbags to deploy Nissan claims this is not part of the recall for nhsta: 20v-188 air bag light is always on and disables the air bags. -98820-1pd9b o spo sensor-sid”

NHTSA complaint #11390110, filed 2021-01, 41,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2014 (na) Nissan nv3500. When the passenger door was closed, the passenger door and seat air bags deployed without warning or impact. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, but it was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and issued an investigation. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10908424, filed 2016-09, 54,000 miles

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2019117%
201616%
2015117%
2014110%
2013222%
2012229%

Other parts of the 2012 Nissan NV

Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Electrical system
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints
Wheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Nissan NV

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