| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002097815 | Incident Date: May, 30 2002 |
| Consumer's City: RIVERDALE | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: XTERRA | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Air bags |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5N1ED28T52C | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 14 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The air bag light continues to come on. the dealer service dept has replaced the left front seat belt(driver) tongue assembly, as a way of correcting the air bag indicator light. this was done on 5-31-02. the light came back on, that same day, before i left the dealership. they then reset the computer. on 8-9-02, i returned to delarship again, the airbag indicator light came back on, 8-2-02. the service dept attempted to correct problem again by: r&r pillar cover trim to check seatbelt pretensioner. they found harness was in a bind & was taped short frm the factory. cut away tape & pulled some slack in wire. then on 8-14-02, the airbag indicator light came back on again. i called the dealership & advised that when i bring car in for regular service on 8-16-02, they need to correct the airbag indicator light problem or i want to get a replacement vehicle. i also called the nissan consumer affairs dept, my complaint# is 3862334. i was advised they will contact the dealership & assist them in repairing problem or if it cant be repaired, then they will take the necessary steps to buy back the vehicle. i researched your web site today & found: pe02-038, nissan xterra 2002 problem has prev been reported for the driver's airbag system malfunction. at this point, i am requesting assistance in obtaining a new vehicle, since it appears this may be a problem for the 2002 xterra's that were prev sold. thank you for you assistance.*ak |
