NHTSA Complaint #10872634 — 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA

PASSENGER OCCUPANT SENSOR HAS FAILED. THE AMBER PASSENGER OCCUPANT DASHBOARD LIGHT ALWAYS REMAINS ON. THIS MEANS THAT EVEN WITH THE SEAT OCCUPIED BY AN APPROPRIATE SIZED ADULT, THE LIGHT SAYS THE OCCUPANT IS NOT BEING 'SENSED'. ALSO, THE CONTROL PANEL ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A RED FLASHING AIRBAG LIGHT. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ERROR CODE INDICATES A FAILURE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT AIRBAG SENSOR. MY COST IS AT LEAST $2400 TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT. I AM UNABLE TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY. I AM HOPING FOR A NISSAN RECALL OR TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THAT MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. I SEE MANY OTHER YEARS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAD THE ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER FIXED THEM AT NO COST. THAT IS WHAT I AM HOPING FOR. THIS CAR HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT. THIS JUST HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE.