2006 Nissan Frontier air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 28 complaints for the 2006 Nissan Frontier, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 45% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 11 injuries.
What owners wrote
Weather turned from rain to icy. South bound on street that overpass interstate. Truck spun around several times first in south bound lane hitting guard rail on west side, went over the curb and median into north bound lane spin again before coming to rest against 4ft high concrete divider on bridge. The driver side air bag is the only one that deployed. My wife was in passenger seat. No other air bags deployed. This truck had dual stage supplemental front air bags and nissan aabs..
Passenger seat belt light flashes on, dealer says connected to computer under passenger seat (reset several times), light still flashes, dealership service says problem with seat sensor and not sure if air bag on passenger side will work or defective (want $800 to $3,000 to diagnose-fix-replace), nissan corporate refuses to fix (says out of warranty), technician unable to say if air bag will deploy in an accident, service manager I deal with told me she had seen at least 10 similar problems with similar vehicles…
Other problems reported for the 2006 Nissan Frontier
- Fuel system 264 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 205 complaints
- Engine 145 complaints
- Steering 34 complaints
- Electrical system 31 complaints
- Brakes 23 complaints
- Transmission 17 complaints