2013 Nissan Sentra air bags problems
97 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2013 Nissan Sentra, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 97 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 16,000 miles 70 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 | 39 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 70 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 16,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 12 injuries.
What owners wrote
Traveling northbound on hwy 5 . A truck veered into the lane and hit the car head on. Severe damage yet the air bags did not deploy. Thankfully my daughter had on her seat beat. I just brought this car on nov 23, 2013.
I received a recall notification regarding the front passenger seat occupant classification system(ocs) software defect requiring reprogramming to detect a passenger in order to deploy the airbag in the event of an accident, and the child restraint system(crs), in particular the seat belt bracket deformity also in the front passenger seat requiring reinforcement.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Nissan Sentra
- Drivetrain & axles 308 complaints
- Brakes 97 complaints
- Engine 91 complaints
- Cruise control 51 complaints
- Electrical system 44 complaints
- Fuel system 37 complaints
- Steering 16 complaints