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2013 Nissan PATHFINDER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1075203
Internal NHTSA #	10597518
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	PATHFINDER
Model Year	2013
File date	26/12/13
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I noticed that occasionally when i was driving and my wife was in the passenger seat that the "front passenger air bag status light" was indicating "off." the problem happened with other passengers as well. Several times while this was happening i drove to the nearby nissan dealership and pulled into the service bay. A few seconds after i came to a stop and before a service representative could come over the light went off. I returned the pathfinder several times for repair including the recall. The problem persisted. The service manager had a dealer technical specialist (dts) look at the car. The dts said that when the vehicle is started the sensors determine if there is a child in the seat and "classifies" this to the air bag control module. There are 3 conditions that can be "classified" - empty, child, and adult. When the gear shift lever is moved from park the status ("classification") at that instant is retained. Subsequently if the vehicle comes to a complete stop (regardless of gear selection) for several seconds then this "classification" is repeated. The dts and the service manager were able to "manipulate" the car to leave the air bag status light displaying off by putting a partial load in the passenger seat and then moving the gear shift from park to reverse and subsequently to drive. The light would continue to display off until they let the car come to a complete stop for several seconds. They concluded that this "manipulation" was what was happening when my wife and other passengers were in the passenger seat. This is a characteristic of the algorithm of the air bag control module. It is related to the changes made by the recall but not the specific situation. The dts then said that this was "normal" and couldn't be repaired. This is like the steve jobs' "you're holding it wrong" comment but with my passenger's safety.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	6000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SOUTHAVEN, MS
VIN pattern	5N1AR2MN9DCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	22/07/13
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
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Dealer's name	LANDERS NISSAN
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Dealer's city	SOUTHHAVEN
Dealer's state code	MS
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Nissan PATHFINDER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Nissan PATHFINDER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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