2004 Nissan Sentra Airbags Problems

You've been receiving recall notices for over 2 years about a defective airbag in your 2004 Sentra that Nissan told you was dangerous to drive. Nissan initially promised to send a mobile repair technician to your location and confirmed the arrangement, but after 2 years of repeated delays and broken promises, they suddenly told you mobile service isn't available in your area — and when you questioned this reversal, the agent became abusive. Your airbag recall still hasn't been fixed. Resolving this will require Nissan to either complete the airbag replacement at an authorized service center or arrange alternative repair options.

Your car has a safety recall affecting both the driver and passenger airbags. You've been unable to get the recall repaired because shops either don't have the parts in stock or can't schedule the work. Until this recall is completed, your airbags may not deploy properly in a crash, leaving you and your passenger at serious risk.

When you took your car to the dealership, they discovered that your driver's side airbag was missing. The dealership attempted to perform a recall repair to replace it, but they were unable to complete the recall work. You should follow up with the dealership or Nissan customer service to determine why the recall couldn't be completed and when the airbag can be properly installed.

Your Nissan has a safety recall on its airbags, but dealerships are refusing to repair it because your vehicle has a rebuilt title. You filed a complaint about this issue in 2020, but it remains unresolved. Since this is your only vehicle and you drive it daily with your grandchild, you're concerned about safety until the recall is addressed. Resolving this will require either finding a dealership willing to honor the recall or contacting Nissan corporate/NHTSA for escalation on rebuilt title vehicles.

Your car was involved in a crash at 45 mph where the front end sustained severe damage, but the airbags failed to deploy. No injuries occurred, but this is a serious safety concern since airbags are designed to protect you in exactly this type of collision. The cause of the airbag failure wasn't determined. Getting the airbag system inspected and repaired by a qualified technician is critical.

Your airbag warning light came on after your 2004 Nissan Sentra was serviced for a Takata airbag recall. When you took it to the dealer, they wanted to charge diagnostic fees before investigating the problem, so you didn't get it fixed. Your airbag system needs to be diagnosed to determine why the warning light is on.

Your 2004 Nissan Sentra was hit on the passenger side during a collision. The passenger-side airbag deployed, but the driver-side airbag did not deploy. The driver suffered serious injuries including head trauma and pelvic fractures. A faulty or non-functional driver-side airbag sensor or wiring may need to be replaced or repaired.

Your 2004 Nissan Sentra was hit on the driver's side while traveling at 10 mph, but the front airbags did not deploy. The vehicle had approximately 206,000 miles at the time of the collision. Your airbag system may need diagnostic testing to determine why it failed to activate during the impact. A technician will need to inspect the airbag sensors, wiring, and control module to identify the cause.

Your car has been recalled for an airbag issue. The airbag system may not deploy properly in a crash, which could increase the risk of injury. You should contact a Nissan dealer immediately to have the airbag system inspected and replaced if necessary.

Your airbag warning light has been on since you bought the car. You've now discovered that the airbags weren't manufactured properly, which means they may not deploy correctly in a crash when you need them most. The airbag system will need to be inspected and likely replaced to ensure your safety.

During a collision at 25-30 mph, your car's airbags deployed but failed to fully inflate on both the driver and passenger sides. The passenger struck the windshield, which broke from the impact. The airbags did not provide adequate protection during the crash.

You received a recall notice about a defective Takata airbag inflator, but two Nissan dealerships refused to perform the recall work because your car has a rebuilt title. Despite contacting Nissan corporate, your case was never addressed. Because this recall involves a known safety defect linked to fatalities, you're rightfully concerned about your family's safety.

Your car's structural components and air bag system are deteriorating year after year despite your efforts to maintain and protect them. This ongoing breakdown suggests a systemic issue with how the vehicle is holding up over time. You may need to have a mechanic inspect the structural integrity and air bag system components to identify what's causing the accelerated wear.

You've read news about a potential Takata airbag recall for your car model and are concerned because your vehicle was purchased in Canada but is now driven in California. Your VIN hasn't appeared in the NHTSA's recall-checking tool, and you're wondering if the tool only includes vehicles sold in the USA. If your airbag system is affected by a recall, the fix would involve replacing the airbag inflator or the entire airbag unit.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V287000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL I BOUGHT MY NISSAN CAR IN CANADA, AND BROUGHT IT TO CALIFORNIA. FROM NISSAN CANADA, I KNOW THERE IS TAKATA RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG. THIS AIRBAG PROBLEM CAN PUT PASSENGER IN LIFE-THREATENING DANGER. HOWEVER, LOCAL NISSAN DEALERS REFUSED TO PERFORM THIS AIRBAG RECALL ON MY NISSAN CAR, AND NISSAN NORTH AMERICA DID NOT HELP TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE (I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MEANINGFUL RESPONSE).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED RIB INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES, BUT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V287000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN USE, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. UPDATED 09/01/15*LJ UPDATED 12/4/2015*JS

MY PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS RECALLED AND FIXED BY DELAND NISSAN BUT WHAT ABOUT THE DRIVER AIRBAG? MEDIA REPORTED A MAN LOST AN EYE AND A WOMAN LOST HER LIFE DUE TO DRIVER AIRBAG, SO WHY HAVE THE DRIVER AIRBAGS NOT BEEN RECALLED ALSO? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V361000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

NISSAN RECALLED FOR AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. *TR

I RECEIVED THE NOTICE FOR NHTSA RECALL 14V-361. CALLED THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE, FUTURE NISSAN OF FOLSOM, CA 4-5 DAYS IN ADVANCE TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT. I BROUGHT IN MY CAR AS SCHEDULED BUT WAS TURNED AWAY AFTER WAITED FOR AN HOUR. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE SAID THAT THEY HAD THE PART FOR MY CAR BUT GAVE IT TO ANOTHER LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPT OF THIS DEALERSHIP HAD MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO HAVE MY CAR DEFECTIVE PART GET FIX AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE WASTED A WEEK WAITING TO COME IN TO THIS DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT THINKING THAT THEY WILL DO THE JOB PROPERLY. NOW I WILL HAVE TO SET UP ANOTHER APPT. WITH A DIFFERENT LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. I AM MAKING A COMPLAINT ON HOW THE SERVICE DEPT OF FUTURE NISSAN OF FOLSOM, CA DEALING WITH THIS RECALL FROM ITS NISSAN COMPANY. *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85000.

THIS IS A NEW UPDATE AND SEE #10301656 . LESS THAN 3 WEEKS SINCE MY LAST REPAIR, MY 2004 SENTRA AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE NOW SAYING THE COMPUTER IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $667. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISER HOW DID HE KNOW THE PREVIOUS THREE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE BAD AND HE SAID THE ERROR CODE TOLD HIM SO. I ASKED HIM WHAT LED HIM TO BELIEVE THE COMPUTER IS BAD THIS TIME, AND HE SAID THEY HAVE TO TRY SOMETHING ELSE AND WORK UPSTREAM SINCE THE LAST THREE FIXES DID NOT WORK. I ASKED HIM IF HE IS SURE THE COMPUTER IS THE PROBLEM AND HE CAN NOT SAY OR GIVE ME A GOOD ANSWER. I TOLD HIM I WILL NOT BE KEEPING THE CAR ONCE IT IS FIXED AND SO THEY BETTER DO A THROUGH JOB TO PROTECT THE NEXT BUYER NOW THAT THE CAR HAS (4) REPAIR RECORDS DUE TO AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE. I CALLED THE NISSAN HQ FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY IN TURN CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALER FOR INFORMATION. THE ONLY DISCREPANCY I CAN DETERMINE IS NOW THE SHOP CLAIMS TO HAVE ERROR CODES THAT PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. NISSAN HQ SAID THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT I TOLD THEM THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND IT TOOK THEM (4) TIMES AND STILL COULDN'T GET IT RIGHT. I BELIEVED THE NISSAN AIRBAG RESTRAINT HAS SOME DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE ALL OF THE REPLACED ASSEMBLIES ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND I AM THE LONE DRIVER. +++++++ I AM REPORTING A SAFETY CONCERN TO NHTSB BECAUSE THE SAME SEAT BELT COMPONENT FOR MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L SEDAN HAS FAILED THREE TIMES WITHIN A SPAN OF 5,209 MILES . THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER HAS NO EXPLANATION FOR THE REPEATED FAILURES: 12/23/2008 @ 46,401 MILES; 8/13/2009 @ 48,000 MILES; 1/19/2010 @ 51,610 MILES. NISSAN DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEMS EACH TIME UNDER WARRANTY WITH BELT ASSY - TONGUE #86884-6Z604 . THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED FLASHING EACH TIME UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE ENTIRE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM ITSELF HAS BEEN COMPROMISED WITH A SINGLE CO. *TR

I AM REPORTING A SAFETY CONCERN TO NHTSB BECAUSE THE SAME SEAT BELT COMPONENT FOR MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L SEDAN HAS FAILED THREE TIMES WITHIN A SPAN OF 5,209 MILES . THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER HAS NO EXPLANATION FOR THE REPEATED FAILURES: 12/23/2008 @ 46,401 MILES; 8/13/2009 @ 48,000 MILES; 1/19/2010 @ 51,610 MILES. NISSAN DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEMS EACH TIME UNDER WARRANTY WITH BELT ASSY - TONGUE #86884-6Z604 . THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED FLASHING EACH TIME UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE ENTIRE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM ITSELF HAS BEEN COMPROMISED WITH A SINGLE COMPONENT FAILURE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS RARELY OCCUPIED AS I AM THE LONE DRIVER OF THIS CAR AND CARRY NO PASSENGER. I HAVE WRITTEN TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, P.O.BOX 685003, FRANKLIN TN 37068-5003 LAST AUG 22, 2009 ABOUT THIS SAFETY CONCERN AND NISSAN HAS NOT RESPONDED. *TR

THE CAR WAS INVOLVED A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT WHICH WAS HARD ENOUGH TO RESULT IN THE VEHICLE BEING DEEMED AS A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. IN THIS ACCIDENT NEITHER THE PASSENGER NOR THE DRIVER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

DRIVE A 2004 NISSIAN I CRASHED MY CAR ..I BROKE..THE AXEL ON MY CAR AND THE AXEL OF A FORD FOUCES 2003 THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF AND THE SEAT BELT NEVER HELD.THE LAWYER OD SOUTH DAKOTA SAID THEY WERE TO SMALL OF A STATE TO GO THREW AND.TO TRY OUT SIDE STATES. FOR AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS. I HAVE THE POLICE REPORT AND HOSPITAL BILL. PLUSS I TOOK PICTURES IF YOU WOULD LIKE THEM SENT VIA E-MAIL I CAN.. THANK YOU. *CN

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON AN INTERSTATE, THE IMPACT WAS AT ABOUT 70 MPH TO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE IN A NISSAN SENTRA. THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO DAMAGE THE SHIFT THE DASHBOARD ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM