1999 Nissan Pathfinder Airbags Problems

During a crash, your airbags deployed and caused a severe burn on your left wrist. Airbags generate intense heat when they inflate to protect you in collisions. The burn injury suggests you may have had direct contact with the airbag as it deployed. Addressing this would require consulting with Nissan about airbag design and deployment characteristics.

Your Pathfinder has a history of being in an accident according to Carfax, but you're unsure if the airbags were ever deployed or properly inspected after the collision. Since you're not the original owner, it's unclear whether the airbag system was checked or replaced following the accident. You should have a mechanic inspect the airbag system to ensure it's functioning safely.

I HAVE MADE PRIOR REPORTS IN REFERENCE TO AIRBAG NON DEPLOYMENT /SEAT BELTS NOT LOCKING IN 3 HEAD ON COLLISIONS FROM 2004 WHICH LEFT ME DISABLED I WAS AN RN FOR 20 YRS IN 2 SUBSEQUENT HEAD ON COLLISIONS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN MY 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER STILL NO RECALL AMAZING !!!! I HOWEVER HAVE NOTED NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR OTHER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN FOR AIR BAGS INCLUDING SENTRAS MULTIPLE MANUFACTURERS HAD SAME AIR BAG SYSTEMS A DISGRACE THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN HOWEVER IT IS LEFT TO THE DISCRETION OF THE CORPORATION TO VOLUNTARILY RECALL WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF NHTSA I THOUGHT IT WAS TO INSURE CORPORATE MV MANUFACTURERS TO COMPLY WITH SAFETY FOR THE PEOPLE /ENFORCE SAFETY ISSUE COMPLIANCE. *TR

I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED WITH WHAT I'M INTERPRETING AS TO REPORTING OF EWR & SAFETY RECALLS MANDATES HERE IN THE USA I PRAY I MISINTERPRETED THE DOCUMENTS COULD THIS BE RIGHT RE.... REPAIRS FOR COMPLAINTS ONLY REPORTABLE IF PAID FOR UNDER WARRANTY / MANUFACTURER X SUPPLIED PARTS FOR VEHICLES IN THE USA BUT IDENTICAL VEHICLES NOT SOLD HERE EVEN THOUGH PART X IS IN USA VEHICLES & WAS RECALLED ELSEWHERE ARE NOT REPORTABLE HERE & THE #S OF DEATHS PERTAINING TO PARTS/ VEHICLES ARE NOT INCLUDED ? UNLESS THEY MEET A CERTAIN # QUARTERLY RETROSPECTIVE TO THE LAST 9 YEARS EVEN IF THEY DO IN FACT MEET THE #S BUT ARE TITLED UNDER A SUBSIDIARY OF THE SAME VEHICLE/MANUFACTURER/&/OR PART PLEASE TELL ME I AM MISINTERPRETING THESE ISSUES WHICH APPEAR TO CONTRADICT NPRM GUIDELINES SECONDARY TO THESE REPORTING GUIDELINES I PRAY I HAVE INCORRECTLY INTERPRETED PLEASE CLARIFY. *TR

NISSAN/INFINITI -ISSUES IM SICKENED WHEN WILL ANYTHING BE DONE WITH THE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA VEHICLES -WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE! EG..AIRBAGS,SEATBELTS, STRUCTURE,STEERING,BRAKE SYSTEMS,ACCELERATION PROBLEMS,ELECTRICAL,FIRES,SEATS,ROLLOVERS,& NUMEROUS VALID SAFETY ISSUES NISSAN HAS EXTREMELY LOW RECALLS &/OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THESE NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS DESPITE RECALLS FOR SIMILAR ISSUES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES *** CONSUMERS PLEASE NOTE THE FIRST LETTER OF YOUR VIN # REPRESENTS --- THE LOCATION WHERE YOUR VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED EG J= JAPAN AS PER DMV I WOULD ASSUME #S REFLECT PARTS FROM MORE THAN 1 LOCATION UPON MUCH INVESTIGATION I SEE IGNORANCE OF THE REPORTED PROBLEMS & CORRECTION OF THESE PROBLEMS I LOOKED INTO EWR (EARLY WARNING REPORTS????)INFO 4 NISSAN & SEE NUMEROUS INJURY/DEATH REPORTS RELATING TO ISSUES PREVIOUSLY LISTED HOWEVER THE COMPLAINTS DON'T REFLECT RECALLS OR SAFETY BULLETINS WHY??????? I DON'T EVEN SEE MY DISABLING INJURY REFLECTED WHY????? WHO WOULD EVEN KNOW 2 LOOK AT EWR INFORMATION YOU WOULD HOPE THAT THESE #S WOULD REFLECT AT LEAST SERVICE BULLETINS &/OR SAFETY RECALLS HOWEVER MUCH OF THIS IS DONE ON AN OPTIONAL BASIS OF THE MANUFACTURER UNLESS MANDATED BY THE NHTSA IN THE INTERIM IT IS THE CONSUMERS WHO SUFFER DISGRACEFULLY TO SAY THE LEAST!!!!!!! *TR

AIRBAG FAILURE 2 DEPLOY X2 1ST 2004 HEAD ON COLLISION WHICH LEAD 2 PERMANENT DISABILITY & LOSS OF MY CAREER OF 20+ YRS POLICE REPORT STTS AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED & IM LUCKY IM NOT DEAD I FILLED THIS FORM PRIOR I HAD SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES HOWEVER IT STATES NO INJURIES AGAIN IN 2007 MY CHILD HEAD ON MVA & AGAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SEAT BELTS ALSO FAILED TO RESTRAIN HELP ANYONE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM CALL ME AS I'VE ONLY BEEN TOLD NO COMPLAINTS BY NISSAN I ALSO NOTED 54+ SERVICE NOTIFICATIONS OF WHICH NONE OF I WAS NOTIFIED NISSAN DOES NOT RECALL THEIR VEHICLES 1999 MV NOW RECALLED WHAT DO THEY NEED BEFORE THEY RECALL THEIR VEHICLES LOOKING 4 ANSWERS CALL ME. *TR

AIRBAG FAILURE X2 ON FRONT END CRASH WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE & DISABLING INJURIES IN 2004 & AGAIN IN 2006 I HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS ON SAME & WAS TOLD NO OTHER LIKE COMPLAINTS ON ANY 99 NISSANS. *TR

1999 PATHFINDER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE STRUCK TWO PARKED CARS AND A BUILDING. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING ANY INFORMATION ON RECALLS OR PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR BAGS. *TS *NM

VEHICLE WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH.*AK

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM

THE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT AND THE FRONT END OF THE PATHFINDER WAS SMASHED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE SAID HE BELIEVED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE COME OUT. THE AIR BAGS IN THE OTHER CAR INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT DEPLOYED. I HAVE PICTURES OF MY CAR. DT

WE WERE HIT HEAD ON AT 50+MPH IN OUR 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER.THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS ,THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.I CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT SOME TIMES THE AIR BAGS WORK,SOMETIMES THEY DONT AND WE CANNOT PUT THAT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL BECAUSE CONSUMERS WILL ASK ,WHY HAVE AIRBAGS ?WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT FOR AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY I WOULD HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES FIRST BEFORE AN UNEXSPECTED HEAD ON COLLISION.MYSELF MY WIFE AND OUR 21MONTH OLD CHILD WERE ALL INJURED.NISSAN SAID THEY WILL MAIL US THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE OWNERS MANUAL EXPLAINING WHY THE AIRBAGS DIDNOT GO OFF, THAT DOES ME A LOT OF GOOD NOW THAT WE ARE ALL INJURED.*AK