In case you didn't hear

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...lion-vehicles/

I am wondering if I should unplug my airbag until the recall notice comes out and it gets fixed. Scary stuff.

 

Nissan: 437,712 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2001 – 2003 Nissan Maxima
2001 – 2003 Nissan Pathfinder
2002 – 2003 Nissan Sentra
2001 – 2003 Infiniti I30/I35
2002 – 2003 Infiniti QX4
2003 – Infiniti FX


Apparently 1st year 5th gen maxima's are not included. All others should be getting a notice

 

Didn't the maxima also have some sort of passenger airbag recall. even the 2000s?

 

Yes, I promptly threw it in the trash. Nothing scary about it. You'll die from a car wreck before the airbag hurts you lol

 

They did it for me while my car was at the dealer for a new precat and evap canister.

 

is this just for the US or are Canadian cars included?

 

Nissan site allows you to check your vin if your car has a recall
http://www.nissanusa.com/recalls-vin#/

I tried mine but it did not recognize my vin, I am

 

The airbags would be doing you a favour... Beats slowly dying

 

so if i take it to a dealership they will replace my air bags for free?

 

safecar.gov vin lookup seems to be down this moment

 

For my notice, had mine done about 6-8 weeks ago. Took maybe an hour.

 

This is quite serious.....

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/21/bu...ller.html?_r=0

 

Not if there is shrapnel in them as per the recall.

 

I got the airbag recall months ago. Never took the it in for it, so I gave the notice to the kid who just bought the Maxima.

 

Time to call my local dealership and make an appointment..this is a serious blow to the entire automobile industry.

 

Didn't recognize either of my Maxima's either... probably a little flooded?

 

I guess if you are optimistic the airbags save so instead of dying you suffer the recovery process.

The pessimistic view, the airbag shrapnel saves you by killing you on the spot

One threshold used by airbag designers is "must deploy," which includes a situation such as an impact into a rigid wall at 10-12 mph if occupants are unbelted. The "must deploy" threshold is slightly higher — about 16 mph — for belted occupants because the belts alone are likely to provide adequate protection up to these moderate speeds.

http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/airbags/qanda

Who drives 16 mph on a normal drive? In Canada most roads are 50 km/h (30 mph)... Maybe that may drop since you would try to brake but hitting a wall, pole etc at 30 mph would cause SERIOUS damage.

 

I got one for my 01 Maxima and my 02 Maxima. Take it to your local dealer and they will replace it for you. I don't think it is so dangerous that you need to unplug your air bags, but it is your call.

 

If they even go off. I hit a fed ex truck and annihilated the bumper. Bags did not deploy.

 

Yeah, but what are the deployment criteria? Between 20-50mph? So anything above or below, they shouldn't deploy.

I just had a woman pull out in front if me and my airbags didn't deploy. Probably hit about
20mph once I slowed.

 

Mehhhhh 30 km/h isn't THAT FAST

. Wtf? Were you going slow like Chris?

 

so i guess i will visit the dealer.

 

Put my VIN in http://www.nissanusa.com/recalls-vin#/ and it says "There are no open recalls or campaigns associated with this vehicle." I had that airbag recall that was late last year early this year done early this year, now is this a another one that includes both front airbags or the passenger side one only still and just re enforcing its seriousness?