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2017 Nissan Rogue Air bags Problems

Complaints
72about this part
Share
12%of 600 total for the year
Median mileage
17,650miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 72 complaints about the air bags of the 2017 Nissan Rogue, 12% of the 600 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 17,650 miles. 23 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

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

“I was stopped to turn left on a main road, when a tractor trailer rear ended my car and then slide it sideways , hitting the side of the tractor trailer. The tractor trailer was leaning on my car. None of my airbags went off . Both seats broke, and both the headrests flew off during the crash. The driver seat even twisted to the right.”

NHTSA complaint #11277489, filed 2019-11, 66,780 miles

“Takata recall: this involves a 2017 Nissan Rogue leased a bill siedle Nissan of miami. On november 15, 2017 while making a left turn the vehicle indicator light on the instrument panel ( feb ) turned on and the vehicle would not move. When this happened I noticed a cracking noise coming from the steering column. I took the vehicle to the dealer their personnel told me that the vehicle had been vandalized without them making any diagnostics. …”

NHTSA complaint #11046899, filed 2017-11, 5,000 miles

“Brakes did not engage when braking. Was in bumper to bumper traffic let car in front of me to go a 1.5 car lengths before I took foot of the brake never hit the gas coasted until I was 1/2 a car length from the car in front of me and went to hit the brakes again and it did not engage causing me to hit the back of the vehicle in front of me. Meanwhile the airbags did not deploy even though impact speed was 2 MPH I believe the airbags should have gone off with how far the hood got smashed.”

NHTSA complaint #11179858, filed 2019-02, 47,000 miles

“Takata recall - I have a new 2017 Nissan Rogue purchased in april 2017. While driving in my neighborhood less than 25 miles an hour, my daughter rubbed the curb with the back tire and the side airbags deployed. There is no body or other damage to the car at all. No one was sitting in the passenger seat either which I thought was odd. I was in the back seat of the car because she came to pick me up because I twisted my ankle while jogging and called her to come get me. …”

NHTSA complaint #11010215, filed 2017-07, 5,000 miles

“My daughter was at a traffic light behind a jeep. The cars began to drive forward after the light turned green. As they were speeding up, the vehicle in front of her slammed on his brakes and the Rogue did not stop and ran into the jeep.I leased this car for safety features that did not do what they are advertised to to do. Forward emergency braking did not activate, no audible alerts, and air bags did not deploy. My daughter hit a vehicle in front of her and caused about $8,000 in damage.”

NHTSA complaint #11143570, filed 2018-10, 16,100 miles

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202521%
202442%
202371%
202252%
2021155%
202085%
201993%
2018325%
20177212%
20166211%
20159918%
20147417%
20139015%
20124113%
20114512%
20103914%
200910132%
200812930%

Other parts of the 2017 Nissan Rogue

Other or unknown
139 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
123 complaints
Brakes
114 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
76 complaints
Electrical system
74 complaints
Engine
70 complaints
Vehicle speed control
41 complaints
Seats
28 complaints
Steering
24 complaints
Body and structure
24 complaints
Fuel system
18 complaints
Electronic stability control
14 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 Nissan Rogue

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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