TsingTsaoNYC

All,

My airbag light has started blinking remains blinking and I was wondering if there was a way to diagnose/reset the light like the CEL. I have driver/passenger/side airbags. I really don't want to go to the stealership. Spoke to Jeff @ MaximumTuning and he said it was prob a bad connector under my seat which is a coincidence since the light started blinking right after i reached for something underneath my pass. seat, I check all connections under the seat, and everything seems tight. So basically, is there a way to reset the airbag light???

TIA

-Dave

96blkonblkse

iTrader: (18)

you can reset it but it will just keep doing it, it is the connector for the side airbags on the back of the seat, i think most maximas do this including ours. If you take it to nissan they will want you to replace the air bag connector harness on the back of the seat which will cost you $300, we got nissan to clean the contacts on the harness and it has been fine for awhile, but read the FSM for more info on either replacing the harness or cleaning the contacts on it

95stillenmax

iTrader: (11)

go to the 4th gen how 2's up top it will explain how to reset it

TsingTsaoNYC

Thanks!!!!!

Nick7455

iTrader: (23)

I reset mine and it hasn't come back on in over 4 months.....knock on wood.....sometimes it is just a faulty signal = "nissan trying to make more $$"

Frank Fontaine

The same here, only I've done it about 4 times adding up to over 12 months. Actually, after not thinking about it for months, it came on the other day. I did the reset, reclined the seat, put it back, and the lamp was gone, hasn't been back. This airbag thing is a big example of Nissan poor quality/suppliers that costs big money. Someone do the class action law suit thing because think of the potential--you reset the lamp, it goes away for months, the car gets sold or traded-in, and an unsuspecting buyer picks it up only to get stuck with an airbag bill at a Nissan dealer. Oh well, I'm not gonna change the world from my pc here, right? Life goes on.

Nick7455

iTrader: (23)

So true man.....I tried to call 1-800-nissan1 to complain but they said they have NEVER heard of this happening to a 4th gen.....funny how my dealer says its common and they just happen to have the passenger side side-airbag in stock.....