2008 Nissan Sentra air bags problems
54 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2008 Nissan Sentra, which is 23% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 54 23% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 102,000 miles 42 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 42 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 102,000 miles, and 19% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 12 injuries.
What owners wrote
Airbag blinking on dashboard due to passenger side seat airbag sensor malfunction and/or failure. My wife has purchased the vehicle used, and we happened to have accident hit by other car on the driver side door while I had been trying to get back home on the weekend after grocery shopping trip with my whole family at 02/05/2017. It happened at the service road of sh 121 tx. While I was turning left on the straight/left lane on green light.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the while driving approximately 45 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Nissan Sentra
- Engine 24 complaints
- Brakes 21 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 17 complaints
- Steering 15 complaints
- Suspension 15 complaints