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2009 Nissan Rogue Airbags Problems

96 owner-reported airbags complaints from NHTSA data

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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (96)

criticalAIR BAGS
Filed: Feb 2026

Your passenger airbag warning light on the dash is flashing continuously, and the airbag appears to be disabled. This same issue caused recalls in 2008 and 2010 Nissan Rogues, but your 2009 model wasn't included despite using identical airbag components and sensors. If you're in an accident, the passenger airbag may not deploy when needed. You'll need to have the airbag sensor system diagnosed and repaired by a technician.

NHTSA #: 11720615
criticalAIR BAGS
Filed: Sep 2022

Your passenger side airbag warning light is flashing and staying on continuously on your dashboard and console. This indicates a problem with the airbag system that could prevent the airbag from deploying properly in a crash. The same issue was recalled on 2008 and 2010 Nissan Rogues but not your 2009 model year. A dealer will need to diagnose and repair the airbag system, which may involve replacing faulty sensors or wiring in the airbag control module.

NHTSA #: 11482671
criticalAIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES
Filed: Aug 2022

Your 2009 Nissan Rogue has two serious safety problems that were present when you bought it. The brake pads are critically worn—the rear pads are metal-to-metal and the front pads are only 1mm thick, which causes grinding noise and pulling to the left when braking. Additionally, the airbag warning light is on because one or more occupant sensors are defective, meaning the airbag system won't deploy in a crash. Both issues need immediate professional repair before the vehicle is safe to drive.

NHTSA #: 11478774
criticalAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: Oct 2021

Your airbag warning light is flashing on the dashboard, and the passenger side airbag deactivation indicator is lit near the gear shift. This indicates that the occupant classification system (OCS) sensor in the passenger seat has likely malfunctioned, which prevents the passenger airbag from deploying properly in a crash. The sensor will need to be diagnosed and replaced to restore normal airbag function.

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NHTSA #: 11437413
highAIR BAGS
Filed: May 2024

Your dashboard airbag warning light keeps blinking and won't stay off, even after you've tried to reset it. You've had a diagnostic scan performed, but no error code appeared. You've noticed that Nissan has recalled 2008 and 2010 Rogues for this same issue, but your 2009 model isn't included in those recalls. A technician will need to inspect the airbag system and potentially replace faulty sensors or wiring to resolve the warning light.

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NHTSA #: 11587058
highAIR BAGS
Filed: Dec 2021

Your air bag warning light came on and displayed a message that the passenger air bag was off. A mechanic diagnosed this as a failure of the occupant sensor unit, which detects whether someone is sitting in the front passenger seat. The sensor cannot be replaced separately — you must purchase an entire new front passenger seat assembly that contains the sensor, costing around $1,630 plus $230–$250 in labor and fees, for a total repair cost of approximately $2,000. Fixing this requires ordering and installing a complete replacement front passenger seat with the integrated occupant sensor.

NHTSA #: 11445650
highAIR BAGS
Filed: Aug 2021

Your airbag warning light came on and stayed on. This indicates a problem with your airbag system that needs to be diagnosed. A mechanic will need to scan your vehicle's computer to identify what's causing the warning light.

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NHTSA #: 11427340
highAIR BAGS
Filed: Jul 2021

Your airbag warning light stays on and won't turn off. This could indicate a problem with your airbag system that needs to be diagnosed. You'll likely need a mechanic to scan your vehicle's computer to identify what's triggering the warning.

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NHTSA #: 11425905
highAIR BAGS
Filed: Jul 2021

Your airbag warning light is flashing on the dashboard while driving. A dealer diagnosed this as a faulty occupant classification system sensor in the passenger seat cushion that needs replacement. This sensor helps the airbag system determine if a passenger is present and deploy the airbag appropriately. Fixing this will require replacing the sensor in the passenger seat cushion.

NHTSA #: 11424958
highAIR BAGS
Filed: Jul 2021

Your airbag warning light is blinking on the dashboard, and your passenger seat airbag light is also on. The dealership is quoting you over $2,474.56 to repair this issue, which involves trimming and replacing the front seat cushion. This repair typically requires seat cushion replacement and airbag system diagnostics to resolve the warning lights.

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NHTSA #: 11424137
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Mar 2021

THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP TURNED ON OUT OF NOWHERE WHEN I STARTED MY CAR.. JUST A REGULAR DAY.. SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE SENSOR AND THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR 08 AND '14 MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUE.. HOWEVER THE NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY GET A LOT OF CLIENTS WITH THIS ISSUE FOR 09 MODELS.

NHTSA #: 11405163
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Feb 2021

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME OUT FLASHING TAKE TO THE MECHANIC NOTHING ERROR WITH THE VEHICLE

NHTSA #: 11394789
mediumAIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS
Filed: Jan 2021

THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF AN AIR BAG SEAT FAULT IN THE 2009 ROGUE CARS. THE 2008 AND 2010 ROGUE MODELS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT A RECALL WAS ENFORCED ON IT. NISSAN ADMITTED THE 2009 SEAT SENSOR WAS MADE BY THE SAME COMPANY BUT IT WAS A VIN PROBLEM. FOUND ON YOUR SITE AFFECTED VIN NUMBERS ALL START WITH JN8AS58 INCLUDING MINE. WE ARE ALL HAVING THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM OF THE AIR BAGS BEING SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. NISSAN WANTS 2000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM ALSO PASSES THE SAFETY PART OF A NYS VEHICLE INSPECTION. I THOUGH AIR BAGS WERE PUT IN THE CAR TO SAVE LIVES, BUT IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE THEM NOT DEPLOYING. PLEASE PUSH FOR A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.

NHTSA #: 11386158
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Nov 2020

THE SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING FOR OVER FOUR YEARS AND YOU WOULD THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS SINCE IT JUST CAME ON BY ITSELF WITHOUT WARNING.

NHTSA #: 11376821
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Nov 2020

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR KEEPS ON AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD IS FLASHING. WE STARTED NOTICING THE ISSUE IN YEAR 2015 AND THIS HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED. WE HOPED NISSAN CAN FIX THE SAME ISSUE AS THEY RECALLED 2008 NISSAN ROGUE (08-095D).

NHTSA #: 11375920
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Oct 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHED CONTINUOUSLY AT START-UP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. *BF

NHTSA #: 11365526
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Oct 2020

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BLINKS ALL THE TIME. THIS ALSO TURNS OFF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IT APPEARS THAT 2008 THROUGH 2013 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS 2009 NOT RECALLED FOR THE SAME DEFECT?

NHTSA #: 11365633
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Sep 2020

TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR AIRBAG LIGHT AND DIAGNOSTIC SAYS AIRBAG SENSOR ON PASSENGER SEAT. COST OF $2,000 TO REPLACE. MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME AND DEALER SAYS NO RECALLS FOR THIS.

NHTSA #: 11361049
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Sep 2020

AS OF YESTERDAY (9/3/2020) MY 2009 NISSAN ROGUE WITH 101,000 MILES HAS HER PASSENGER SIDE, AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING ON THE DASH AND THE CONSOLE AIRBAG LIGHT ON. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THE AIRBAG SENSOR TO HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON '08 AND '10 ROGUES, BUT NOT '09. (THE TSB NO. IS 08-095D.) THIS MAKES ZERO SENSE TO ME, IT IS AN EXTREME DANGER TO ME AND MY FAMILY, AND UNACCEPTABLE. WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR, PRIOR IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 8 MILES FROM ITS PARKING SPOT. IT HAS SINCE BEEN PARKED AND TURNED ON AGAIN AFTER 12 HRS, LIGHTS ARE STILL ON AND BLINKING ON THE DASH. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE FOR RECALL OF THIS FAULTY EQUIPMENT. DEATH IS NOT AN OPTION FOR THIS CORRECTABLE PROBLEM.

NHTSA #: 11353235
mediumAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: Aug 2020

AIRBAGS PASSENGER WONT WORK BECAUSE OF FAULTY SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT.

NHTSA #: 11351402
mediumAIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS
Filed: May 2020

THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE IN THE 2009 NISSAN ROGUE JUST LIKE THE 2008 AND 2010 ROGUE. THE AIRBAG WEIGHT SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT STAYS ON DISABLING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO WHOM EVEN SITS THERE. IT ALSO LEAVES A FLASHING AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD. NISSAN IS WARE OF THE PROBLEM AND MAKES YOU PAY THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AT AN HOURLY RATE THEN CHARGE YOU OVER $2000 TO REPLACE THE SEAT LIKE THEY DID FOR THE 2008 AND 2010 MODELS IN A RECALL. THE PARTS ARE THE SAME IN THE 2009 MODEL. *TR

NHTSA #: 11323829
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Mar 2020

PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILS RESULTING IN NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED IF ACCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR. THIS OCCURRED IN OTHER MODELS OF NISSAN ROGUE 2008, 2010 HAVE BOTH BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. 2009 MODEL HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE YET, THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THIS SAME YEAR MODEL FOR SAME ISSUE. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED THIS WAS NOTED ON ROUTINE SAFETY CHECK FOR STATE INSPECTION IS NOT COVERED BY NISSAN AND COST OVER 2000$ TO FIX.

NHTSA #: 11318788
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Mar 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HART NISSAN LOCATED AT (6564 MECHANICSVILLE TURNPIKE, MECHANICSVILLE, VA 804-417-0202) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE 2008 AND 2010 NISSAN ROGUES WERE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V521000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER, THE 2009 NISSAN ROGUE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. A CASE WAS OPENED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *DT*JB

NHTSA #: 11315653
mediumAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: Dec 2019

I HAVE THE SRS LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCCUPANT SEAT SENSOR IS BAD AND NEED REPLACEMENT. THIS DEVICE STOP THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING EVEN IF THERE IS AN OCCUPANT, SO THEY ARE AT RISK. DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY USERS NEED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A SAFETY DEVICE THAT SHOULD WORK. 2008 NISSAN ROGUE WAS RECALLED, SO WHY OTHER YEAR AREN'T IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED.

NHTSA #: 11287257
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Dec 2019

WHEN I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE ON MAY 7, 2019 I NOTICED THE RIGHT AIR BAG LIGHTS STAYS ON THE DASH BOARD WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. JUST STARTING THE CAR THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES UP ON THE DASHBOARD.

NHTSA #: 11286406
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Nov 2019

MY NISSAN ROGUE 2009 PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS NOW BLINKING> I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE SEAT SENSOR HAS WENT BAD. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS THE EXACT ISSUE AS THE NTB08-095 RECALL AFFECTING THE 2008 NISSAN ROGUE BUT IT IS NOT COVERED FOR THE 2009. THIS WARNING ALERT WAS RESET, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. THE ESTIMATED COST TO FIX THIS IS $2000.

NHTSA #: 11282305
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Nov 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESET THE WARNING INDICATOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

NHTSA #: 11281817
mediumAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: Sep 2019

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. RESET BY DEALER, AND BACK ON WITHIN A DAY OR TWO. DEALER NOW SAYS THEY HAVE TRACED THIS BACK TO A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE SEAT CUSHION, AND THE COST OF THE PART ALONE IS OVER $2000.00 THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, THERE A NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON HERE FOR VARIOUS YEARS OF ROGUES. AND THAT IS JUST FROM THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO VOICE CONCERN.

NHTSA #: 11256180
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Sep 2019

TAKATA RECALL. AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. BROUGHT TO DEALER. CHARGED ME $160 TO TELL ME OF A SENSOR PAD MALFUNCTION AND ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE OF SRS SYSTEM THAT WOULD COST APPROX 1,900. I UNDERSTAND 2008 AND 2010 MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT 2009. WHY NOT??

NHTSA #: 11252732
mediumAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: Aug 2019

BLINKING AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY CHARGED $115 FOR INSPECTION AND SAID THAT PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION NEEDS TO BE CHANGED WHICH HAS OCS SENSOR BUILT IN, WHICH WOULD COST ADDITIONAL $1965. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL NISSAN ROGUE 2009 AND THE COMPANY MUST RECALL TO RESOLVE THIS AS IF THE AIRBAGS DO NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF ACCIDENT IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH

NHTSA #: 11244565
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Aug 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V521000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 151,600.

NHTSA #: 11244152
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Aug 2019

TAKATA RECALL - FLASHING AIR BAG DASH LIGHT RENDERS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM SUSCEPTIBLE TO FAILURE. EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH 2008 AND 2010 MODEL NISSAN ROGUE COVERED UNDER RECALL. WHY NOT 2009 MODEL?! ISSUE A RECALL FOR 2009 MODEL NISSAN ROGUE TO FIX THIS ISSUE BY YEAR END.

NHTSA #: 11243378
mediumAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: Jul 2019

PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY, GAINESVILLE NISSAN (FL) CHARGED OVER $100 TO TELL ME THE SEAT SENSOR IS BAD AND $2,500 TO FIX IT. 2008 AND 2010 ROGUES ARE COVERED BY RECALL, BUT NOT 2009. WILL NEVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN! SAFETY ISSUE, THEY DON'T CARE IF CUSTOMERS DIE.

NHTSA #: 11231187
mediumAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: Jun 2019

AIR BAG FAILURE - THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO NOT WORK (AS NOTED BY THE FLASHING AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH AS WELL AS THE SECONDARY AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON NEAR THE GEAR SHIFTER). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CONCERN. THIS PARTICULAR YEAR OF THE NISSAN ROGUE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL (2008 AND 2010 WERE INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE). AS A RESULT, IN ORDER FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO WORK AND TO REMAIN SAFE IN THE CAR WHEN DRIVING, IT REQUIRES A NEW PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION. THIS REPAIR COSTS GREATER THAN $2000 (PART AND LABOR).

NHTSA #: 11220544
mediumAIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS
Filed: Jun 2019

THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON . VEHICLE WAS SERVICE AT BALISE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND SEE IF THEY CAN FIX IT . ALL THEY DID WAS RESET THE LIGHT AND ONCE WE DROVE OFF DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON LIKE 10 MIN AFTER .

NHTSA #: 11220578
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: May 2019

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON FOR THE PASSANGER SIDE AND IT WONT TURN OFF. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $2000. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM THE LOOKS OF IT MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME.

NHTSA #: 11209708
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: May 2019

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I WAS TOLD ITS A TAKATA AIRBAG, BUT IS NOT COVERED ON CURRENT RECALL. I NEED TO REPORT SO THAT IT CAN BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF TAKATA AIRBAG RECALLS.

NHTSA #: 11208403
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: May 2019

TAKATA RECALL UPON START UP OF THE VEHICLE, THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT IS NOW FLASHING ON THE DRIVERS INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. DEALER HAS INFORMED ME IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $2000.00 FOR THE REPAIR. VEHICLE IS NOW RENDERED UNSAFE WITH DISABLED AIRBAGS.

NHTSA #: 11206189
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Apr 2019

PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ON DRIVERS DASH LIT AND IS ON WHILE DRIVING AND WILL COME BACK ON WITH RESTART TOO. CAN NOT CLEAR. HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AND STOPPED. IT IS NOT CLOCK SPRING TROUBLE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM RECALLED ON ALL ROGUES RECEIPT 2009.

NHTSA #: 11204265
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Apr 2019

MY 2009 NISSAN ROGUE IS PULLING A CODE FOR THE OCCUPANCY-CLASSIFICATION SENSOR FAIL. THIS IS THE SAME FAIL THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON SEVERAL NISSAN MODELS. THE FIX, I'M TOLD IS A NEW SEAT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY EXCESSIVE AND NOT REASONABLE GIVEN THE HISTORY OF NISSAN AND THE OCS SENSOR FAILURES ON THEIR VEHICLES.

NHTSA #: 11195625
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Mar 2019

TAKATA RECALL THE AIR BAG DEVICE SIGNAL KEEP BLINKING THIS "TAKATA AIR BAG IS WHAT"S HAPPENING TO MY CAR AS WELL. THIS IS SAID TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. I NEED TO BE SAFE WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR.

NHTSA #: 11187024
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Feb 2019

VEHICLE STATIONARY..STARTED THE VEHICLE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING..PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS LIGHT SHOW OFF EVEN WHEN SOME IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE TECH REPORT PASSENGER AIRBAG SENOR NOT WORKING...DEALERSHIP REPAIR $3100...

NHTSA #: 11181001
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Feb 2019

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER MY 8 YEAR OLD WAS SEATING IN THE FRONT SEAT WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. SCAN CODE B1018 OCCUPANT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. CALLED NISSAN WHICH NOTED THAT ITS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2008 ROGUE MODELS AND STILL HAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THAT YEAR BUT MY 2009 MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED. BUT IRONICALLY THE SAME EXACT ISSUE EXIST WITH BOTH MODEL AND FIXING THE ISSUE WILL COST ME $1000. THERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE FOR NISSAN ROGUE MODELS 2008 - 2010 BUT NISSAN IS TAKING NO ACTION ESPECIALLY WITH A MAJOR AIRBAG SAFETY ISSUE LIKE SO.

NHTSA #: 11179988
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Jan 2019

EXACT SAME ISSUE AS FOR NTB08-095 RECALL AFFECTING 2008 NISSAN ROGUE BUT CALLED NISSAN AND THEY DO NOT COVER THIS FOR THE 2009. OCU MALFUNCTION CODE B1018.

NHTSA #: 11166683
mediumAIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Nov 2018

MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BLINKING ALL THE TIME, WHEN I TOOK TO THE DEALER THEY ADVICE ME TO REPLACE AIR BAG AND SENSORS IT COST MORE THAN $2000.00. A FUEL GAUGE LIGHT ON DASH BOARD IS DROPPED WHEN IT'S FULL TANK.

NHTSA #: 11150724
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Sep 2018

STARTED THE VEHICLE ONE DAY AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WAS ON. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR WAS ALSO ON, WHICH INDICATES THAT SAID AIRBAG IS DISABLED BUT THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE SEAT. LOOKING UP THE DASHBOARD'S AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING SEQUENCE IN THE SERVICE MANUAL (ONE LONG BLINK FOLLOWED BY FIVE QUICK BLINKS), THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM SENSOR THAT IS EMBEDDED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BUCKET. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY COMPONENT WHICH HAS BEEN IN OTHER SERVICE BULLETINS FOR VARIOUS NISSAN VEHICLES. FOR THE ROGUE, THE RECALL CAMPAIGN BULLETIN NTB-095D COVERS THIS EXACT ISSUE BUT ONLY FOR 2008 UNITS. FORUM POSTS BY OWNERS APPEAR TO INDICATE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR VEHICLES NOT COVERED IN SAID BULLETIN. THE COST TO REPLACE THE SEAT IS AROUND $2,000, SINCE NISSAN CAN NOT REPLACE THE SENSOR ITSELF. THIS IS COST PROHIBITIVE CONSIDERING THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT PRESENTS FAILURE ON THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY SYSTEM, WHICH CONTRARY TO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS IS SUBJECT TO MINIMAL WEAR (IF ANY), SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE VEHICLES USABILITY UNLESS THE OWNER IS WILLING TO TAKE THE UNNECESSARY RISK OF USING IT IN THE MEAN TIME.

NHTSA #: 11130746
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Aug 2018

MY AIRBAG PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT ON THE DASH AND ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAME ON AT 100,000. THIS MADE ME RESEARCH RECALLS. I CAN NOT BELIEVE ALL THE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM EXCEPT FOR 2009. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS BUILT IN 2008. I GUESS WE ARE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE DIE UNTIL THIS WILL BE DONE. WE ARE TO PAY FOR IT WHEN THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I REALLY LIKE MY NISSAN BUT I CAN NOT PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK OF BEING HURT OR EVEN KILLED. I WILL NOT REPURCHASE A NISSAN AGAIN. I GUESS IT IS CHEAPER TO NOT FIX IT THAN TO PAY OUT SETTLEMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. OR HIT A BIG BUMP.

NHTSA #: 11121999
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: May 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

NHTSA #: 11099013
mediumAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: Apr 2018

THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT BLINKS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT (NEAR THE GEAR SHIFTER) STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. THE NISSAN CUSTOMER FORUMS INDICATE THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THE OCS AIRBAG SENSOR LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THIS VEHICLE TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN REFERS OWNERS TO THE LOCAL DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE.

NHTSA #: 11084587
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Dec 2017

I CAN'T GET THE AIRBAG TO STOP FLASHING. I'VE BEEN TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP TWICE. THEY RESET IT AND THEN IT BEGINS FLASHING WITHIN DAYS.

NHTSA #: 11055065
mediumAIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE
CrashFiled: Dec 2017

TAKATA RECALL. AFTER THE CRASH THE AIRBAG WENT OUT BUT NOT INFLATED. I WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND BECAUSE OF A WATER BUMP THE VEHICLE MOVES AND CRASH WITH THE HIGHWAY DIVISION THROWING THE VEHICLE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND STOPED INMEDIATELY. AFTER THAT I REMOVED VERY EASY THE AIRBAG AND WALK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE .SEATBELTS LOCKED.

NHTSA #: 11052256
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Nov 2017

'TAKATA RECALL". I GOT INTO MAY 2009 NISSAN ROGUE WHEN ALL SUDDEN MY AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATED AIRBAG HAD BEEN INFLATED. LIGHT INDICATOR SHOWS STEERING WHEEL INFLATED. I CALLED NISSAN 1-800 WAS TOLD TO CALL LOCAL DEALER WHO SOLD ME CAR. CALLED WORLD CAR NISSAN AND PERSON WAS VERY RUDE WHEN ASKED IF IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE OR IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG. I'M VERY CONCERNED IT MAY INFLATE WITHOUT NOTICE OR MAY NOT WORK IF NEEDED. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM AS I READ THE 2008 AIRBAGS WERE RECALLED FOR SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA #: 11042972
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Oct 2017

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT CUSHION OCS UNIT. AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON.

NHTSA #: 11039876
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Oct 2017

MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD SENSOR AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST AT LEAST $1,200. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND WHEN IT IS SOMETHING THAT CONCERNS SAFETY, NISSAN SHOULD MAKE DUE TO IT'S PROMISE AND DO THE REPAIRS FOR THE CUSTOMER.

NHTSA #: 11033343
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Aug 2017

RECENT BUMP IN ROAD CAUSED SIDE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY, BUT NOT THE FRONT. NOW HAVING TO REPLACE ENTIRE SEAT BECAUSE CENSOR IS BAD ON PASSENGER AIR BAG SIDE. WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. 2008 MODELS HAVE A RECALL, BUT 2009'S DO NOT.

NHTSA #: 11015094
mediumAIR BAGS,STRUCTURE
Filed: Jul 2017

MY 2009 ROGUE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $2200 TO FIX AND THAT IF I WAS IN A WRECK THE AIR BAGS MAY OR MAY NOT WORK. I'M SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE AND IT'S A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN. THE SENSOR THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED IS IN THE CAR SEAT. WHY WAS IT DESIGNED LIKE THAT??? STUPID!

NHTSA #: 11005951
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: May 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND BLINKED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPORTED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000

NHTSA #: 10992147
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: May 2017

AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING

NHTSA #: 10991981
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Apr 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

NHTSA #: 10980110
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Mar 2017

THE LIGHT OF THE AIRBAG TURN ON AT THE DAME TIME THAT THE CONTROLS OF THE STEERING WHEEL DONT WORK TO CHANGE THE RADIO STATION AND THE LIGHT OF THE AB STILL ALWAYS ON

NHTSA #: 10968023
mediumAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: Mar 2017

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SENSOR WARNING LIGHT REMAINS LIT AT ALL TIMESWHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT REGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR NOT.

NHTSA #: 10968226
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Mar 2017

APPROX. 63000 AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. PASSENGER AIR BAGS NOT WORKING VEHICLE STATIONARY, NISSON WILL DO NOTHING, ALTHOUGH 2008 WERE RECALLED, MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

NHTSA #: 10957737
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Jan 2017

DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE FLASHING.. FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREET LAST MONTH. HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. HAVE NOT TAKEN CAR TO DEALER YET. *TR

NHTSA #: 10947824
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Jan 2017

"TAKATA RECALL" MY PASSANGER SEAT BELT LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THE PASS 6 MONTHS. NO ACCIDENTS, CAR WAS STATIONARY. I HAVE NO PROBLEMS YET, BUT I READ ON OTHER WEBSITES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM I N THE 2009 NISSAN ROGUE AND THAT IT IS EXPENSIVE TO GET FIXED. IF THIS IS BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, I WOULD LIKE IT FIXED BY A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR FREE.

NHTSA #: 10946338
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Jan 2017

ONE DAY I STARTED MY CAR AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD BLINKING FOR A MINUTE AND THEN STAY ON THE WHOLE TIME UNTIL I TURN OFF MY CAR, TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SENSOR UNDER THE SEAT IS BAD, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $1,200.00 TO FIX IT, THIS HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AROUND 72000 MILES, SO I HAVE NOT FIX IT YET AND AS OF TODAY 01/03/2017 THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL ON, I'M THINKING THAT IF I EVER HAVE AN ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOYED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, I HOPE THAT THIS REPORT WILL HELP OTHER PEOPLE TO COME FORWARD AND REPORT THIS PROBLEM SO IT CAN GET RESOLVED...

NHTSA #: 10939461
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Dec 2016

THIS IS TO REPORT THE CONSTANT FLASHING AIRBAG WARNING SIGNAL ON THE PANEL OF MY VEHICLE. NOW THE SIGNAL HAS ADVANCED TO INCLUDE A PERSON WITH A BALLOON BAG IN A SITTING POSITION. I HAVE JUST OVER 60,000 MILES BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON BUT NOT GOING OFF NOW IT'S CONSTANT. I CONTACTED NISSAN SERVICE TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND ASKED IF IT COULD BE LOOKED AT AS A RECALL ITEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL PROBLEM AND I WILL NEED TO PAY $128 FOR A DIAGNOSIS TEST. OF COURSE I'M NOT PAYING FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTED. I'M STILL WAITING ON A SERVICE MANAGER TO CALL ME REGARDING THEIR RESPONSE. IN READING ALL THE OTHER AIRBAG PROBLEMS SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK INTO THIS SERIOUS MATTER THAT MAY CAUSE HARM. THIS OCCURS NO MATTER WHERE THE VEHICLE IS THE LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT WHEN DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA #: 10933750
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Nov 2016

LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON INDICATING THAT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS OFF WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING THERE. (NO ACCIDENT OR BUMPS TO CAR CAUSED THIS-JUST CAME ON ONE MORNING.) TOOK TO DEALER SAID IT WAS A SENSOR BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT PAD FOR $2000! SAID AIRBAGS WILL NOT FUNCTION FOR PASSENGER SEAT-IT IS NOT SAFE TO RIDE THERE.

NHTSA #: 10927065
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Aug 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NEEDED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,400.

NHTSA #: 10896611
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: May 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA #: 10871667
mediumAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: May 2016

THE ELECTRICAL UNIT THAT CONTROLS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, LOCATED IN THE RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT, HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE IN NONWORKING ORDER BY THE DEALER AND DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO ACTIVE RECALL REGARDING THAT MALFUNCTION. FOR THE DEALER TO REPLACE SAID PART WOULD COST THE OWNER $2000.

NHTSA #: 10871467
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: May 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BLINKING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONTAL OCCUPATION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

NHTSA #: 10864594
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: May 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA #: 10863664
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Apr 2016

" TAKATA RECALL"-MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME TO TELL ME I HAVE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. I WAS TOLD THEY ARE NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL. I JUTS BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM NISSAN IN FEB 2015. THEY ARE SAYING I HAVE TO START WITH REPLACING MY PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT WILL BE$1,900 AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WILL STOP THERE. I WAS TOLD THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WILL FUNCTION UNTIL THIS IS REPAIRED.

NHTSA #: 10855145
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Feb 2016

FAULTY OCUPPANT SEAT SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION.

NHTSA #: 10837450
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Dec 2015

AFTER REMOVING A BRIEFCASE FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD STAYS ON (FLASHES). IT NEVER GOES OFF WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

NHTSA #: 10810781
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Dec 2015

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT IS FLASHING. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS NOT WORKING AND WOULD REQUIRE A NEW SENSOR WHICH COST $2500 TO REPLACE. I WAS TOLD THAT IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA #: 10807806
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Sep 2015

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. THE DASH BOARD AIR BAG INDICATOR ALSO STAYS ON.

NHTSA #: 10765404
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Sep 2015

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. THE DASH BOARD AIR BAG INDICATOR ALSO STAYS ON.

NHTSA #: 10765405
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: May 2015

MY AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO BLINK INDICATING SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. RECALL REFERENCE #NTB08-095C SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I FEEL THAT MY NISSAN ROGUE 2009 ( PRODUCED IN NOV. 2008) AND THE AIR BAG MANUFACTURED BY TAKATA, SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND REPAIRED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

NHTSA #: 10721246
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Apr 2015

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATES "OFF" EVEN WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHING IN DASH. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ONE IN THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER SAFETY RECALL THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. IT WOULD BE A VERY SAD DAY WHEN SOMEONE HAS AN ACCIDENT / CRASH AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY, POTENTIALLY CAUSING INJURY OR EVEN DEATH! *TR

NHTSA #: 10712682
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Apr 2015

MY 2009 NISSAN ROGUE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. OUT OF NOWHERE MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH, I BROUGHT IT IN TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT WAS THE AIRBAG SENSOR UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AS IT TAKES CERTAIN PROGRAMMING TO MAKE THE AIRBAGS WORK APPROPRIATELY. I THEN BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO A NISSAN DEALER WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $200 TO HOOK THEIR MACHINE US TO READ THE CODE TO EVEN BEGIN THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS I'VE BEEN TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS REPORTED ON LINE TIME AFTER TIME AGAIN SPECIFICALLY ON THE 2008 AND 2009 MODELS AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO HOOK UP A MACHINE TO READ THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE IN WHICH I HAD IN MY HAND. AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE HAD NUMBERS BETWEEN $300 AND $2,000 BE QUOTED FOR THIS PART TO FIX THE ISSUE AND ACCORDING TO MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SAID THEY PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED AT SOME POINT THEY CAME BACK AND REISSUED NEW COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME FORM THAT IT DOES HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN. HOW IS NISSAN NOT FIXING AN ISSUE THAT MAKES THEIR AIRBAGS DISFUNCTIONAL AND NOT DEPLOY? I GUESS IT TAKES SOME DEATH AND A LAWSUIT BEFORE IT WILL GET DONE. *TR

NHTSA #: 10706701
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Mar 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 5/12/15*CN

NHTSA #: 10702146
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Feb 2015

THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED WITH THIS CAR AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR INJURY TO THE PASSENGER. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THE 2008 NISSAN ROUGE. THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN NOT WORKING AND THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY, SINCE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE, SINCE THEY KNOW THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL THE YEAR BEFORE. *TR

NHTSA #: 10682547
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Nov 2014

I AM WRITING TO ALERT THE NHTSA TO A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN NISSAN'S AIRBAG CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND TO REGISTER MY DISSATISFACTION WITH HOW NISSAN NORTH AMERICA RESPONDED TO MY REQUEST FOR A REMEDY. I PURCHASED THIS 2009 NISSAN ROGUE AWD AT AUCTION ON 3 JULY 2013. NISSAN'S LEASING ARM WAS THE PREVIOUS OWNER. I NOTICED FROM THE OUTSET THAT THE LIGHT INDICATING THE STATUS OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SOMETIMES SHOWED INACTIVE, EVEN WHEN AN ADULT WEIGHING OVER 50KG WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, AND BROWN'S FAIRFAX NISSAN WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE CONDITION WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A CHECK ON 13 JULY 2013. THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY OF LATE, AND NOW THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG OCCASIONALLY SHOWS THAT IT IS ACTIVE, EVEN WHEN THERE IS NOTHING ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. BROWN'S WANTED $128 TO "DIAGNOSE" THE PROBLEM BUT, SINCE IT REMAINED INTERMITTENT, WAS NOT SURE ANYTHING WOULD COME OF THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE. AT ABOUT THIS TIME, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR AN ECM PROBLEM (BY THE WAY, THE VEHICLE INITIALLY FAILED EMISSIONS INSPECTION IN JULY OF 2013 WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY REGULAR SERVICE STATION, BUT BROWN'S WAS ABLE TO GET A "PASS" READING). I ASKED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO AUTHORIZE BROWN'S TO CONDUCT A DIAGNOSIS OF THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF THE ECM REPAIR. NISSAN REFUSED. BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM REMAINS INTERMITTENT, I AM UNSURE HOW TO PROCEED. I DO NOT WISH TO PAY $128 SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPEATED "DIAGNOSIS", BUT CLEARLY SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT IN CASE OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VEHICLES MIGHT HAVE BEEN RECORDED. FOR NOW AND UNTIL THE PROBLEM BECOMES CONSISTENT, I WILL NOT CARRY FRONT-SEAT PASSENGERS. *TR

NHTSA #: 10654243
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Nov 2014

THE ELECTRICAL AIR BAG SENSORS FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT HAVE BECOME DYSFUNCTIONAL. THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR CONTINUALLY FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE SPECIFIC AIR BAG PASSENGER LIGHT STAYS ON. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR AND THE DEALERSHIP CLEARED A CODE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR BAGS SENSORS. THE AIR BAG LIGHTS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY FOR ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN RETURNED BACK TO FLASHING AND/OR STAYING ON CONTINUOUSLY. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE SENSORS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT ARE NOT WORKING AND THAT IT WILL COST $2,500 TO REPAIR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2008 NISSAN ROGUE AIR BAG SYSTEMS BUT APPARENTLY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THE 2009 MODELS. I AM NOT PAYING $2,500 TO REPAIR SENSORS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MALFUNCTION OF THE PRODUCT THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

NHTSA #: 10653508
mediumAIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
CrashFiled: Aug 2014

VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION WHILE CHANGING LANES AND CRASHED WITH ANOTHER FASTER CAR. *TR

NHTSA #: 10629661
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Aug 2014

I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. BOUGHT IT USED FROM YEAR, AT ABOUT 55000-60000 MILES THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH WITH NO INCIDENT BEFORE. I WENT TO THE DEALER HE FOUND A B1018 CODE AND SAYS MY FRONT SEAT SENSOR IS NO GOOD. NEEDS TO REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT ASSEMBLY, AND WANTS 3000$ FOR THAT. I LOOKED IN THE WEB AND SAW THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE ROGUE. AND THEY HAD SOME RECALLS BECAUSE OF THAT. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THEY COULD LOCATE ALL THE BAD SENSORS THE USED SO PROBABLY I GOT A BAD SENSOR TO START WITH. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW WITH THE CAR. ANY SUGGESTIONS? HELP? I THINK NISSAN SHOULD BARE THE COST OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA #: 10620776
mediumAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: Jun 2014

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY INDICATES THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF WHILE THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR WHICH A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 2007-2008 NISSAN ROGUES AND MANY OTHER NISSAN MODELS. THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA #: 10604540
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: May 2014

WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE PROPELLER SHAFT TO THE REAR WHEELS AS THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS HAD WORN OUT AND THE PROPELLER SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS UP IN THE AIR ON A HOIST.THE IGNITION WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, FRONT & REAR BOLTS TO PROPELLER SHAFT WERE REMOVED, ONE OF THE TWO BOLTS FOR THE MID-SHIP MOUNT WAS OUT. OUR TECHNICIAN THEN HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A FIRECRACKER GO OFF. WHAT WE FOUND WAS THAT THE SIDE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED! WE THEN ACCESSED THE FAULT CODES IN THE SRS SYSTEM AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING. B1211 ROLLOVER DETECTION, B1081 & B1086 PRETENSIONER RT FT & LT FT (OPEN),B1145 & B1150 CURTAIN MODULE (OPEN), B1177 FT RT SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER, & B1018 OCCUPANT SENSOR (UNIT FAIL). WHEN WE CHECKED WITH THE NISSAN DEALER IN KALAMAZOO, THEY SENT US A TSB, DATED 01/27/2014 # NTB08-055C WHICH ADDRESSES PROBLEMS NISSAN IS HAVING WITH ALL VEHICLES!! WE HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OWNERS OF NISSAN'S. WE WERE USING NO POWER TOOLS ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I FEEL THAT THESE BAGS ARE DEPLOYING ON PEOPLE AND CAUSING ACCIDENTS NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED. WE HAVE SAVED THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, FOR YOUR INSPECTION. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FROM NISSAN OWNERS, ON LINE, THAT THE SIDE AIR CURTAINS HAVE DEPLOYED, AT STOP LIGHTS, WHEN SHUTTING DOORS, DRIVING OUT DRIVEWAYS ETC. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

NHTSA #: 10586203
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Mar 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE.

NHTSA #: 10574905
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Jun 2013

SO SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD DEACTIVATE WHEN SAT IN. AS WAS THIS A VERY INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT DO IT WHEN WE HAD TIME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER THE CAR NOW HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW WHEN NOBODY IS SITTING IN THE SEAT THE AIR BAG STAYS ON AT ALL TIME, AND WHEN SAT IN IT DEACTIVATES. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 29,000 MILES AND THEY SAID DUE TO THE AGE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT CUSHION. THEY SAW I HAD MY IPHONE ON THE SEAT AND SAID THAT IS PROBABLY THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. OK SO A PRESSURE SWITCH IS HURT BY A PHONE? I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2008 UNITS AND WONDER IF THIS SHOULD APPLY TO 2009 AS WELL AS THIS AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING MY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY. IT IS NOW MAY 2013 AND THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN NOW VERIFIED BY THE DEALER AND UNDER 36000 MILE WARRANTY, WHY IS THERE NOT A LONGER WARRANTY ON SUCH A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

NHTSA #: 10514707
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Mar 2013

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD OCCASIONALLY COMES OFF INDICATING DEACTIVATION WHILE THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED AND WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPING. PASSENGERS (ME OR MY WIFE USUALLY) ARE ABOUT 119 POUNDS AND USUALLY SET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEAT. THE DEACTIVATION LIGHT WOULD SOMETIMES STAY ON THEN OFF WHILE DRIVING OR UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. NISSAN HAS CHANGED THE CAR FRONT SEAT CUSHION ON 24APRIL2010. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS MORE OFTEN THAN BEFORE. I CONTACT NISSAN ([XXX]). NISSAN REP WOULD NOT RETURN MY CALL.[XXX]ASKED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEAL FIRST THEN CALL HIM BACK. I DID AND LEFT MANY MESSAGES. I GOT NO REPLY BACK. I WANT THIS ISSUE FIXED BEFORE WARRANTY IS OVER. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA #: 10501070
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Aug 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS A PASSENGER WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNED THE PASSENGER THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD THE SEAT CUSHION REPLACED HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE MALFUNCTIONING AIR BAG SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,448.

NHTSA #: 10471631
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Jun 2011

I AM 5'1" AND APPROX 105 LBS. WHEN I OR A FRIEND (UNDER 110 LBS) SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT GOES ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. LAST TIME THEY REPLACED THE SEAT AND AIRBAG SENSOR. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG/MALFUNCTIONING JUST THAT THE SEAT AND SENSORS ARE DESIGNED TO TURN THE AIRBAG OFF IF AN ADULT WEIGHS UNDER 110 LBS. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, IF I OR A FRIEND (WHO ISUNDER 110 LBS) IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WE WILL NOT BE PROTECTED BY THE AIRBAG. I AM FRUSTRATED. WHY WAS I LEASED A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE? I PREVIOUSLY HAD A MURANO AND DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE LOOKED AT CURRENT MURANOS AND DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT ONLY OCCURS WITH THE ROGUE. *TR

NHTSA #: 10405372
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Mar 2010

TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROUGE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,200.

NHTSA #: 10320747
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Feb 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WHILE SITTING ON A 2 INCH THICK CUSHION THE AIRBAG SENSOR WILL DEACTIVATE SHUTTING POWER OFF IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONTACT SITS IN THE SEAT WITHOUT THE CUSHION THE AIRBAG SENSOR WORKS CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7756. UPDATED 3/4/2010 *CN UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB

NHTSA #: 10304273

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