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2009 Nissan Maxima air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 45 complaints for the 2009 Nissan Maxima, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
45 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
82,000 miles 32 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2009 Nissan Maxima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 82,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 82,000 miles
Based on 32 complaints that include mileage. 41% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 32 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 41% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Vehicle pulled out in front going at a minimum speed. Driver that hit the maxima was on laptop thus pulling out in front of the maxima which was traveling the full speed limit. Maxima was struck on drivers side causing the whole front of car to be obliterated. Bent the frame from the front of car all the way back to back door. Cracked driver side chrome rim in half and pushed the wheel well up into the interior of the car at the place that you rest your foot which caused jammed the drivers leg up into the pelvis.

Reported at 81,000 miles, May 2014 CrashInjury

When I am driving the car, with a passenger in the front passenger seat, air bag not on sign will illuminate. This happens on a daily basis. I never took it in and it still happens now. It became oblivious to me because I didn't make time to have the problem corrected, seat belts are fastened and the light still comes on. There are times when the radio completely dies and in a hurricane situations we rely on the radio for weather and highway condition updates. This is a current problem.

Reported at 500 miles, August 2009

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