2006 Nissan Xterra Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 1%of 780 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 95,006miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the seat belts of the 2006 Nissan Xterra, 1% of the 780 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 95,006 miles. 2 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 bought a 2006 Xterra, when I was strapping a child seat in the back I noticed that the center rear shoulder harness buckle and the left rear passenger seat belt buckle cross over one another when properly buckled. I called Nissan USA and they seemed to have no concerns about this defect. I have looked at other 2006 Xterra's and they all seem to be manufactured the same way. This could ultimately cause an injury. At this time no one to my knowledge has been injured by this defect in manufacturing.”
NHTSA complaint #10163182, filed 2006-07, 13 miles“Got into accident with my 2006 Nissan Xterra off road. Was driving at 8:05 pm at 30 MPH down ponce de leon passing 207 in st. Augustine florida. A 2016 Nissan pathfinder was stopped while traffic was moving I tried to avoid the Nissan, no time to brake, it clipped the backside of the pathfinder with my Xterra. My driver side and passenger airbag went off. (exploded?) it broke my passengers arm and unknown object in passengers eye. Airbags blown out destroyed my dash air bag is ripped like it had a baby. …”
NHTSA complaint #11390905, filed 2021-01“Takata recall received air bag recall notice.same time airbag light started flashing on dash. Took to dealer. Charged $124 to diagnose air bag light. Concluded seat belt. Refused to reprogram air bag til seat belt replaced for $500. Wrote to Nissan consumer affairs. Called me 4 times to discuss. Final conclusion: vehicle too old to help me with repair. Driving around with dangerous airbags.Nissan will not fix air bag recall until I pay them to replace the seat belt. Afraid to drive on uneven ground as warned by Nissan in recall notice. …”
NHTSA complaint #11034705, filed 2017-10“The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Xterra. After making a left turn at approximately 10 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the passenger side of the contact's vehicle. The contact's vehicle flipped and the front driver side seat belt unfastened without warning. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained injuries that did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop where it was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 08v690000 (air bags). …”
NHTSA complaint #10839134, filed 2016-03, 190,000 milesSeat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Nissan Xterra
368 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
268 complaintsEngine cooling
106 complaintsEngine
104 complaintsElectrical system
41 complaintsOther or unknown
26 complaintsSteering
22 complaintsAir bags
20 complaintsVehicle speed control
14 complaintsSuspension
12 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsTires
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Nissan Xterra
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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