NHTSA Complaint #11012215 — 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER

PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES ON, DEALER SAYS CONNECTED TO COMPUTER UNDER PASSENGER SEAT (RESET SEVERAL TIMES), LIGHT STILL FLASHES, DEALERSHIP SERVICE SAYS PROBLEM WITH SEAT SENSOR AND NOT SURE IF AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE WILL WORK OR DEFECTIVE (WANT $800 TO $3,000 TO DIAGNOSE-FIX-REPLACE), NISSAN CORPORATE REFUSES TO FIX (SAYS OUT OF WARRANTY), TECHNICIAN UNABLE TO SAY IF AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT, SERVICE MANAGER I DEAL WITH TOLD ME SHE HAD SEEN AT LEAST 10 SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES (X 8 SERVICE WRITERS MEANS AT THAT DEALERSHIP ALONE THEY HAVE HAD AT LEAST 80 COMPLAINTS IN A MONTH OF THE SAME NATURE X ALL DEALERSHIPS??), NISSAN CORPORATE SENT ME A $250 GIFT CARD FOR OTHER SERVICES AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ADDRESS OR ATTEMPT TO FIX A PROBLEM THEY ADMIT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE (AND I AM ONLY REFERRING TO NISSAN FRONTIERS - NOT ALL OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES). MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG OR A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER OR A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT SENSOR OR AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE.