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2010 Nissan Versa air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 131 complaints for the 2010 Nissan Versa, 38% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
131 38% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
73,000 miles 38 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
13 and 1
Injuries and deaths
8 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2010 Nissan Versa Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 73,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 15 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 5 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 73,000 miles
Based on 38 complaints that include mileage. 16% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles15
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles5
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 38 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 16% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 13 crashes, 1 fire, 8 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2010 nissan versa. While traveling approximately 45 MPH, a deer crossed the contact's path and impacted the front driver side of the vehicle, causing a crash. The front driver and passenger side air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained injuries to both arms and the face. The passenger sustained injuries to the left hand and neck. The front passenger sustained injuries to the neck and back. All required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed.

Reported at 110,000 miles, June 2014 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan versa. The contact stated that the air bag indicator was off and the trunk did not open. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (autocom nissan of concord, 1290 concord ave, concord, ca 94520). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 34,000.

Reported at 34,000 miles, November 2016

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