10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
18 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
11 / 0
Average Mileage:
22,416 miles

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problem #73

Jan 152017

Versa

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V349000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact spoke to pedder Nissan (200 carriage cir, hemet, ca 92545) who stated that the repair parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and advised the contact to make an appointment with a dealer. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- San Jacinto, CA, USA

problem #72

Apr 012017

Versa

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V028000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact spoke to montrose Nissan (1455 N hermitage rd, hermitage, pa 16148) who stated that they would inspect the vehicle to determine if it needed the repair; however, the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and contacted the dealer to inform them to repair the vehicle regardless of whether the contact received a second letter. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- West Middlesex, PA, USA

problem #71

May 282016

Versa

  • miles
Takata recall--I received an "interim" notice maybe an entire year ago regarding a recall of my vehicle due to an issue with the passenger air bag. I was told in this notice that I should not allow anyone to ride in the passenger's seat of my car due to a problem with the air bag that may cause its inflator to "rupture or deploy abnormally, resulting in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants causing serious injury or death." I was told to wait for an invitation to repair letter, but it has been a very long time and I've heard nothing further from the dealer about this problem or this interim notice. I have to be able to drive my car. Asking me not to allow passengers to ride in the passenger seat for an entire year while waiting on parts is not feasible. If this issue is as serious as was advised in the letter, I think something else should have been done in the interim. Even just communicating the reason for the delays from the manufacturer would be something. Or explaining why turning off the passenger airbag is or is not a good trade-off for keeping it on, and risking that the airbag will deploy improperly and maim occupants of my car. This issue sounds scary and I haven't been provided with much pertinent information from the dealer about it, let alone any potential options aside from waiting and dreading my passenger airbag deploying.

- Garland, TX, USA

problem #70

Mar 012017

Versa

  • miles
Takata recall I received notice of a recall for passenger side airbag & was told the part would be available the end of April & I would be notified, to date I have received no nonfiction. I was instructed not to allow passenger's to use that seat, this is causing a major inconvenience for me. Also why is only one air bag recalled, when they were all obviously installed at the same time. I would like to know when this will be resolved

- Boothwyn, PA, USA

problem #69

May 222017

Versa 4-cyl

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V028000 (air bags); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect...updated 07/21/17 updated 07/25/2017

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #68

May 182017

Versa 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V349000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 07/13/17 the vehicle was repaired.

- Milton, FL, USA

problem #67

Feb 012017

Versa

  • miles
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V349000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Kennesaw, GA, USA

problem #66

Jan 102017

Versa

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V028000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Vero Beach, FL, USA

problem #65

May 032017

Versa

  • miles
I received an NHTSA recall 16V-349 for this car in the mail yesterday, stating the importance and safety of this recall. I made an appointment right away for today, May 3, 2017. I went into the Nissan and the service advisor informed me that the parts are not available and they have been waiting on them and told me to check back in June to see if they have it or not. I let him know that I made an appointment the previous day and he said that the departments are separate and the girls just handle phone calls and cashiering duties and they wouldn't know. After getting this letter and being concerned for the safety of my family, then not having the repair performed on my car, I am even more worried about my wife driving this car. I'm not sure who to speak to so we can remedy this situation, but it is immensely frustrating and scary.

- Campbell, CA, USA

problem #64

Sep 102015

Versa

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 17V028000 (air bags) and 15V573000 (suspension). The part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Cleveland, OH, USA

problem #63

Oct 212016

Versa

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V349000 (air bags) for the frontal passenger inflator. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The dealer stated that the parts were available; however, the manufacturer had not told them how to install the parts. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Jonesboro, GA, USA

problem #62

Feb 082017

Versa

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V028000 (air bags); however, the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer confirmed that the part was not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Bristol, PA, USA

problem #61

May 232016

Versa

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owned a 2009 Nissan Versa. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V349000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact was uncomfortable driving the vehicle and traded it in. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Port Orange, FL, USA

problem #60

Apr 262017

Versa

  • miles
No incident to date. I received a notification in the mail that my passenger-side airbag is unsafe, but Nissan is still waiting for parts before the defect can be remedied. In the meantime, if an injury or death results from this defect, I will sue the manufacturer.

- Nashville, TN, USA

problem #59

Apr 262017

Versa

  • miles
Takata recal I got a recall notice over a year ago, and Nissan keeps telling me I'm on the recall replacement list but keeps delaying installing the replacement airbag.

- Mckinleyville, CA, USA

problem #58

May 152016

Versa

  • miles
Takata recall: Received recall notification, have not heard from anyone again. When do I receive the second letter to repair? airbag light on passenger side has been on for close to a year.0

- Port Arthur, TX, USA

problem #57

Apr 062017

Versa

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. The contact received a recall notification for the air bags. The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer and dealer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact filed a claim with the manufacturer. The NHTSA campaign number was not provided. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Niles, IL, USA

problem #56

Jul 152016

Versa

  • 60,700 miles
Takata recall cannot drive vehicle....psychological fear of injury. Other family members refuse to drive in vehicle. Received notice of recall and warning not to drive with passengers in July 2016. It is now April 2017.

- Sacramento, CA, USA

problem #55

Dec 162016

Versa

  • 80,000 miles
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. While driving, the contact saw a small animal run in front of the vehicle. The contact swerved out the way to avoid the animal, which resulted in the vehicle crashing into a tree. The dual frontal air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. There was one injury that required medical attention. The contact sustained skin abrasions on the chest and arm areas. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V349000 (air bags). The contact believed that metal shrapnel had come out the driver's side air bag and struck her because she was not wearing a jacket. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. The VIN was not provided.

- Jacksboro, TN, USA

problem #54

Nov 132016

Versa

  • miles
On November 13, 2016, my car was hit real hard on driver's side in front, and the air bags never came out. My daughter was stopped on city streets at the start sign, and as she was checking to move out into the intersection this was traveling down the hill fast trying to make a left turn, he didn't complete, and ran right into my car. The insurance company totalled my car.

- San Francisco, CA, USA

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