2015 Nissan Sentra air bags problems
44 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2015 Nissan Sentra, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 44 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 17,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 17 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 17,000 miles, and 88% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 16 crashes, 1 fire, 17 injuries.
What owners wrote
Applied the brakes to the floor and it slid on an inclined road after being in a complete stop, resulting in rear ended straight the front vehicle. Air bags deployed causing burns and seat belt bruises. The force was significant enough to bend a metal bar. I can't explain how the inclined surface didn't even help stop the car for it seems to still be going instead of stopping. It shouldn't have been such a bad impact since gravity and friction where working to stop the car. I can't explain it.
My daughter turned out of our driveway and traveled about 75 yards and she says the drivers side airbag deployed for no reason causing her to lose control and hit a driveway culvert. She was only up to about 35 MPH at the time of the issue on a straight section of road...updated 06/06/17
Other problems reported for the 2015 Nissan Sentra
- Drivetrain & axles 170 complaints
- Engine 70 complaints
- Cruise control 50 complaints
- Electrical system 25 complaints
- Brakes 18 complaints