1996 Nissan D21 air bags problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1996 Nissan D21 — 30% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl*the contact owns a 1996 nissan pickup. When the contact started the vehicle and began to accelerate, the driver's side air bag deployed. There were no injuries. The manufacturer stated that an engineer would come out and inspect the vehicle. Two weeks after the inspection, the manufacturer…”
filed Mar 18, 2009
“We purchased a truck at curry's used cars. The truck had been wrecked, it was repaired at curry's paint and body shop. Then the owner sam curry had it for sale. We purchased it. Later we found out that he did not replace the airbag that had deployed. It has a dummy airbag in the vehicle. I know…”
filed Aug 18, 2004
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other D21 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 D21 | 21 | 37% |
| 1995 D21 | 1 | 1% |
| 1991 D21 | 1 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1996 Nissan D21
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.