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2016 Nissan Versa Note Airbags Problems

18 owner-reported airbags complaints from NHTSA data

18
Complaints
8
Crashes
Jan 2018Dec 2018
Date Range

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

Owner Complaints (18)

criticalAIR BAGS
Filed: Oct 2025

Your passenger side airbags deployed suddenly while your car was parked in your driveway with the engine running, even though there was no crash or collision. No warning lights or error messages appeared before this happened. The dealership scanned the system but hasn't confirmed a known defect yet, though this poses a serious safety risk if it happens again while someone is in the vehicle. Diagnosis will likely involve the airbag control module and door sensor inspection to find what triggered the unexpected deployment.

NHTSA #: 11693047
criticalAIR BAGS
Filed: Jul 2025

Your airbag warning light keeps coming on and flashing repeatedly—it's happened three times in one month even after two repair attempts at the dealership. The technicians put the system into diagnostic mode the first time and history mode the second time, but the problem returns within days. This likely requires diagnosis of the airbag control module or wiring to identify and fix the underlying electrical issue.

NHTSA #: 11677593
criticalAIR BAGS
Filed: Jul 2025

Your check airbag warning light came on in January 2025 and has remained on without any accident or incident occurring. A Nissan dealer diagnosed a faulty left-side airbag module but quoted $4,000 to repair it, which you cannot afford. You're concerned that your airbag may not deploy properly in a crash since the warning light indicates a system malfunction. The repair will likely involve replacing the faulty airbag side module and clearing the warning light.

NHTSA #: 11676703
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Jan 2022

Just got the car from someone, and the air bag light comes up and stays on all the time the engine starts, trying all the ways to reset the light and not working, I found online that many same car owners has the same problem and there is no recall from the manufacturer, Nissan cars has a lot of air bags problems., my car has no collision and has only 62000 miles. Going to a dealer to ask about the price to fix and was told about more than a thousand dollars and not guaranteered'

NHTSA #: 11449353
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Feb 2020

LOST CONSCIOUSNESS DUE TO PREVIOUSLY UNDIAGNOSED MEDICAL ISSUE, CAR WAS IN 2ND GEAR AND HIT TELEPHONE POLE. CAR WAS TOTALED AND I WAS INJURED FROM THE IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS PRESUMABLY GOING AS FAST AS POSSIBLE IN 2ND GEAR AS MY FOOT WAS ON THE PEDAL WHEN I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.

NHTSA #: 11310213
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Sep 2019

MY CAR WAS IN PARK , WHEN I GOT IN AND SHUT DRIVER'S DOOR THE AIRBAGS EXPLODED HURTING MY EYES AND NECK. STILL DEALING WITH NISSAN FOR 18 MONTHS AND STILL NOT EVEN LOOKED AT

NHTSA #: 11255692
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Dec 2018

I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND IN A CRASH AND WAS KNOCKED INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. SUFFERED MILD HEAD INJURY. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE INJURY COULD HAVE BEEN WORST. *JB

NHTSA #: 11155510
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Aug 2018

HAVE BEEN TO CLASSIC NISSAN IN STATESVILLE NC 4 TIMES FOR AIR BAGS, HAVE CHANGED 1 ON LEFT SIDE. HAS NOW COME BACK ON AND THE DEALS SAYS THEY HAVE TO SEE LIGHT ON. NISSAN SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND THEY DID NOT KNOW THE CAR AIRBAGS WAS UNDER RECALL WHEN THEY SOLD CAR, EVEN THOUGH I ASK THE SALES WOMEN. MOVING IN PARKING IT DOES NOT MATTER THE LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF, HAVE VIDEO OF IT. HAVE PAPER FROM GETTING FIX.

NHTSA #: 11121747
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Apr 2018

TAKATA RECALL - MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS YET AND REALLY NEED TO GET THIS LOOKED AT. I WOKE UP ONE MORNING TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND SOON AS I CRUNK UP THE CAR THE LIGHT WAS FLAKING AND WON'T GO OFF.

NHTSA #: 11090073
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Jan 2018

TAKATA RECALL

NHTSA #: 11058257
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Nov 2017

RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF AIRBAG RECALL NISSAN VERSA SV ALSO OWNED A 2016 VERSA THAT WAS WRECKED

NHTSA #: 11044271
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Nov 2017

AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE RECIPIENT ON 11/6/2017 CHECKED VIN NUMBER CRASH OCCURRED ON 624 E HUNGRY MOTHER ROLLOVER FRONT END CRASH NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED I [XXX] HAVE A CLAIM AGAINST NATIONWIDE INSURANCE. BROKEN TOE PAIN SUFFERING HAD TO RESCUE MOTHER FROM BRIDGE COVERED WITH MOSS MILDEW ROT AND ICE OWNED BY [XXX] OCCURRED 11/30/2017 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA #: 11044283
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Aug 2017

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS TRAVELING ON US 77 IN VIRGINA WHEN THE TRAFFIC CAN TO A STOP DUE TO A MERGING ARROW. I MERGED AND STOP. I WAS REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME AS IT DID NOT STOP. MY CAR HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THEN ROLLED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ANYWHERE IN THE CAR. I BELIEVE THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENABLED AFTER HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I BELIEVE THE SIDE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENABLED WHEN THE CAR FLIPPED OVER. *BF *CN *JS *TR

NHTSA #: 11014854
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Feb 2017

AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING HEAD ON COLLISION DRIVING ABOUT 70MPH ON THE 1604 HWY ANIMAL RAN ACROSS I SWERVED OUT OF THE WAY TO AVOID HITTING IT BUT LOST CONTROL ON THE GRASS AND WENT HEAD ON INTO A POLE AS I TRIED TO STEER THE CAR FROM HITTING I SPINNED OUT OF CONTROL AFTER THE IMPACT THEN LANDED ON THE ACCESS ROAD. FRONT OF VEHICLE GOT PUSHED IN BUT NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED DURING THE WHOLE INCIDENT NISSANS EXCUSE IS I DIDN'T HIT THE CAR CORRECTLY WHICH I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT WOULD BE THE CORRECT WAY TO CRASH A VEHICLE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

NHTSA #: 10949876
mediumAIR BAGS
CrashFiled: Nov 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE THAT RAN THROUGH A RED LIGHT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOWED AT A LATER DATE BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,649.

NHTSA #: 10924072
mediumAIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CrashFiled: Sep 2016

NISSAN VERSA, ALWAYS HAD ISSUES WITH GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATING. IGAUGE READ 79 MILES IN DRIVEWAY, I PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY INTO MAIN ROAD AND WENT ABOUT 25 FEET, HAS GAUGE STARTED FLASHING. TOLD GRANDSON I HAD TO GO TO GAS STATION BEFORE TAKING HIM TO SCHOOL. WE DROVE ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND HEARD POP UNDER HOOD, CAR JERKED REALLY HARD TO RIGHT. I HAD NO CONTROL AND HIT MAIL BOX, CAR KEPT MOVING FORWARD ALONG DITCH. FINALLY COME TO STOP WITH WINDSHIELD BUSTED AND FRONT BUMPER AND UNDERCARRIAGE BADLEY DAMAGED. AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, POLICE WERE CALLED AND CAR WAS TOWED.

NHTSA #: 10906089
mediumAIR BAGS,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Aug 2016

DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD HEARD A POP, CAR SUDDEN PULL RIGHT FRONT END HITTING A DITCH ON THE SIDE OF ROAD FRONT END SLIDING DOWN IN THE DITCH COMING TO A STOP IN A VERTICAL POSITION. THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY.

NHTSA #: 10893138
mediumAIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
CrashFiled: Jul 2016

ON 7/13/2016----- MY PASSENGER AND I WERE TRAVELING ON CLEMSON ROAD WHERE THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 45 MPH, ITS A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO MEDIAN. A TRUCK DID A U TURN IN FRONT OF A LOT OF TRAFFIC MY VEHICLE STRUCK HIS AT ABOUT 40-43 MPH THOUGH ME AND MY PASSENGER HAD SEAT BELTS ON MY PASSENGER STILL MANAGED TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD THROUGH THE AIRBAG. MY PASSENGER WAS 5'2 135 POUNDS SO THE SEAT BELT DID FIT PROPERLY AND WAS ALSO BEING WORN PROPERLY, WITH THE LAP BAND SNUG AGAINST HIP ONE AND SHOULDER STRAP FULLY ACROSS CHEST AND LATCH BUCKLED. MY PASSENGER WAS TOOK TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS EXAMINED FOR INJURIES THAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED FROM THE HEAD TRAUMA OF HITTING THE WIND SHIELD.. WHY DIDN'T THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT KEEP MY PASSENGER FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD??? I BELIEVE THAT THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK IN PLACE LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE ONCE THE BREAKS WERE PRESSED- MY PASSENGER KEPT TRAVELING FORWARD AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. NOTE THAT MY PASSENGER WAS HOLDING HIS HEAD ONCE WE EXITED THE VEHICLE!

NHTSA #: 10885340

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