NHTSA Complaint #11100096 — 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT MY AIR BAG DASH LIGHT WAS BLINKING. SO I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE SHOP AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED FOR $125 (OF COURSE) THEN THE SERVICE ADVISER STATES THAT A SENSOR IN MY PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT WORKING AND IT CANNOT DETERMINE IF AN ADULT OR A CHILD IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER CHAIR. IN ORDER FOR ME TO FIX IT I'D HAVE TO CHANGE OUT THE WHOLE CHAIR ASSEMBLY. I SAID WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SO IF THE AIR BAGS DON'T DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT WHY SHOULD I BE LIABLE WHEN IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AND NOT THE OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY. I MAINTENANCE MY VEHICLE EVERY TIME ON THE MONEY AND TO HAVE A SIMPLE SENSOR COST ALMOST $3,000 I DON'T THINK SO.