1998 Nissan Sentra air bags problems
16 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1998 Nissan Sentra, which is 21% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 21% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 15 crashes, 10 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
While driving another vehicle crossed over into consumer's vehicle lane and hit the nissan head on. Upon impact, both airbags did not deploy, and the driver 's seat belt sheared off during the collision. This caused the driver to be ejected from the vehicle. It then crashed into the concrete barrier. Passengers sustained minor injuries, and were transported to the hospital by ambulance. The driver was doa. Vehicle was towed and totaled by the insurance company. This information was furnished by the wife.
Consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 40 MPH with another vehicle and neither frontal air bag deployed. Driver sustained minor injuries to the shoulder and the right arm from the seat belt. Insurance company reported the incident to the dealer and manufacturer.