Hi Guys,

My airbag light has been blinking for the past 1.5 years. I've used the reset trick to get it to turn off, but recently that stopped working. Dealer says it needs a new module for $1100. NOT! Some on line dealers are around $750 and there are a few on eBay. Has anyone changed the module? Can you tell me where it is or how to change it? Any help would be appreciated. I really can't swing $1100 or even $750 anytime soon.... Thanks!

 

it is under your arm rest. you will need a secuirty torx. t50.

 

Well, after months of on & off again searching on eBay, I found one for $25 + $10 shipping. I had purchased one that was advertised as a '95 / '96 Max Airbag Module, but found that it was the wrong part. I'm not sure of the compatibility between the two years, so check w/ the seller to get the correct part number.

Disconnected the batter over night just to be cautious. Used the Torx bits to get the old one out & this one fit right in. Started it up & the airbag light went off just as it was supposed to!

Thanks for the help.

 

Cool you fixed it for 35$. beats 750$ does it

 

****ing score baby!!!

 

do you have the part number for the correct module for 96 without side airbags.

let me know. thanks.

 

side airbags on a 96?

 

my airbag light has been blinking since.. i don't now about 3 years at least i could care less but it does get annoying and everybody asks about it... so i got white decal stickers to change my stock black gauges to white now its not as noticable but i would like to get rid of it as well.. 98 gle can you point me to the part you bought

 

Sure! Part number that was in my '96 Max SE was 28556 53U00. It's printed on the side of the unit. Lift up your arm rest, shine a flashlight in on the pass side & you should see the ink stamp.

I just searched eBay for

Maxima Air -intake

every few days & finally found one. There's a lot of salvage shops on eBay, so it just depends on what they happen to have at the time. This place was LKQonline. They've got a big eBay shop & were very easy to deal with.

Good Luck!!

 

uh oh. i just got one off ebay and the part number on it is 28556 41U00.

i tried looking it up on everythingnissan.com and neither the part number you provided or the one thats on my module are coming up.

i hope this one works.

 

Hopefully it will be fine. The big differences I saw with the 95/96 module I bought vs the one that fit my 96 was the size and the molex connector. It wouldn't have worked even if I wanted to use that part! You should know pretty quickly if it will fit or not. The big question is whether or not it will work.

You could also give your dealer a call. I tried this, but mine wasn't very helpful-- just said they couldn't confirm if it would work or not due to liability issues.

Sorry I was so slow in responding. I've been traveling for work & they've blocked all msg boards & forums from our laptops.

 

He said 96 w/o sides. Wasn't until 98 that side airbags came out to infiniti

 

for all who are looking to change out their modules. check the exact part you have first. apparently nissan has two different kinds of modules that go into the 95-96 models. i looked up the part number from the module i purchased and it says its for a 95-96 maxima but the one i have in the vehicle now is different. the plugs are completely different.