NHTSA Complaint #11267824 — 2019 NISSAN MURANO

THE PASSENGER NO AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY APPEARS WHEN A PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF MY NEW VEHICLE (APPROXIMATELY 3100 MILES). THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN THE SEAT IS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND ONCE WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS RECLINED, ALSO WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE NO AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR STOPPED AND SPORADICALLY TURNS OFF. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. NISSAN SENT A SPECIALIST TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE, AMONG OTHER THINGS. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPRESENTATIVE OF NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS (THE "REP.") THAT THE SPECIALIST RESOLVED THE AIR BAG ISSUE BY MAKING 'A ADJUSTMENT", AND IT WAS NOT A REPAIR BECAUSE NO PARTS WERE REPLACEMENT. THIS 'ADJUSTMENT' DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE PASSENGER NO AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO SPORADICALLY APPEAR. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SHOWED THEM ANOTHER VIDEO OF THE AIR BAG ISSUE. DESPITE THE VIDEOS OF THE AIRBAG ISSUE, THE DEALERSHIP AND THE REP. TOLD ME THAT "THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THE AIRBAG IS FUNCTIONING AS EXPECTED". I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE REP THAT THE VIDEOS OF THE AIRBAG ISSUE WERE NOT SUFFICIENT, "NISSAN HAS TO CONFIRM IT". THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS RECLINED MORE THAN 50% THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG COULD BE AFFECTED. THIS IS IRRELEVANT, BECAUSE THE NO AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE AIRBAG IS NOT FUNCTIONING AS EXPECTED. NISSAN'S FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAD DOES NOT NEGATE THE FACT THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH THE AIRBAG THAT IS LIKELY TO CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE IS PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ISSUE AND NISSAN'S RESPONSE AS DISCUSSED ABOVE IS UNACCEPTABLE AND CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.