2020 Nissan Altima Airbags Problems

Your driver's side knee airbag cover has white powder on it, which may indicate a defective airbag. You've also experienced throat and nose irritation that you suspect is from inhaling the powder. A second Nissan dealership confirmed this is dangerous and replaced the defective airbag. The airbag may not deploy properly in a crash or could deploy unexpectedly.

Your 2020 Nissan Altima was hit from behind at approximately 50 mph in a 3-car collision, which pushed your car into the vehicle ahead of it. The vehicle was totaled, but none of the airbags deployed during the impact. The airbag system may need inspection or replacement of the airbag control module and sensors.

The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the collision avoidance system failed to activate, and the vehicle crashed into the rear of a second vehicle. During the crash, the front end of the vehicle was severely damaged, but no air bags deployed. No injuries were reported. A police report was taken at the scene. The vehicle was driven to the home and later to the body shop. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer have not yet contacted. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 67,000.

Vehicle was in two different front end collisions one of which the whole front end is destroyed including the windshield and the airbags DID NOT deploy.

The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while his wife was driving at 40-45 MPH with his daughter sitting in the front passenger seat, the vehicle crashed into another vehicle that failed to yield at the stop sign. The air bags failed to deploy and the seat belts failed to engage. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact's wife and daughter sustained back pain and headaches but did not seek medical assistance. A police report was filed. The contact met his wife at the scene and assisted her with driving the vehicle to his residence which was approximately 300-400 ft. away. The contact, a certified autobody technician, determined that the air bags and the restraint system failed to operate as needed. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that he would need to tow the vehicle at his own expense for diagnostic tests. The contact declined and the manufacturer informed the contact that they could not assist unless he complied with their request. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.

Airbag has hole in it and all chemicals inside were splashed on passengers arm. Said felt as if person was impaled.to be exact on injuries; passengers arm from armpit to elbow was chemically burned. Coronavirus so couldn’t go to hospital. Very painful long healing and lots of home bandage replacements. A lot of skin was missing from underarm had to sleep with arm up for like two weeks. Rental vehicle from enterprise

AIRBAGS LIGHT STAYS ON AND JUST RECENTLY THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BUT THE DOOR WAS STILL CLOSE. *TR