Nissan Rogue Air Bags Problems
Owners have filed 832 complaints with NHTSA about air bags problems on the Nissan Rogue across 19 model years. The 2008 model year has the most (129). The words owners use most often: “air bag” (39% of reports).
- 832air bags complaints
- —median miles at failure
- 139mention a crash
- 90mention an injury
- 4related recalls
- $2,600typical repair cost reported by owners
- 31%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Air bag: mentioned in 324 of 832 complaints (39%)
- Passenger seat: mentioned in 163 of 832 complaints (20%)
- Airbag sensor: mentioned in 49 of 832 complaints (6%)
How much does it cost to fix?
Owners who wrote down what they paid or were quoted put the typical air bags repair on the Nissan Rogue at $2,600, and half of them between $1,700 and $3,150.
Based on 76 NHTSA complaints about this problem alone that state a repair bill or quote (2013–2026), converted to 2026 dollars with the U.S. consumer price index. These are owners' own figures, not a quote: they include dealer quotes, and owners who file complaints often faced larger repairs, so they can run higher than typical shop prices. Prices vary by shop, region and warranty coverage. How we calculate this.
At what mileage do air bags problems happen?
Based on 471 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 832 complaints, 139 mention a crash, 4 a fire, 90 an injury.
Nissan Rogue air bags complaints by model year
| Model year | Air Bags complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Rogue | 2 | 1% | 12,100 |
| 2024 Rogue | 3 | 1% | — |
| 2023 Rogue | 7 | 1% | 36,998 |
| 2022 Rogue | 5 | 2% | — |
| 2021 Rogue | 14 | 5% | 96,000 |
| 2020 Rogue | 8 | 5% | 47,500 |
| 2019 Rogue | 8 | 2% | 56,000 |
| 2018 Rogue | 32 | 5% | 42,250 |
| 2017 Rogue | 72 | 12% | 17,650 |
| 2016 Rogue | 62 | 11% | 33,000 |
| 2015 Rogue | 99 | 18% | 40,000 |
| 2014 Rogue | 74 | 17% | 30,000 |
| 2013 Rogue | 90 | 15% | 67,500 |
| 2012 Rogue | 41 | 13% | 61,000 |
| 2011 Rogue | 45 | 12% | 90,000 |
| 2010 Rogue | 39 | 14% | 60,000 |
| 2009 Rogue | 101 | 32% | 82,000 |
| 2008 Rogue | 129 | 30% | 86,000 |
| 2007 Rogue | 1 | 100% | 82,500 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (4)
Air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module
Model years: 2023
Problem: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Titan, Frontier, Infiniti QX60, Pathfinder, 2023-2024 Sentra, Versa, Kicks, Infiniti QX50, and 2023 Rogue vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the driver's air bag inflator may absorb moisture, and cause the air bag to deploy improperly.
Risk: An air bag that deploys improperly may not protect the driver as intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will replace the front driver's air bag assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2024. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD103, PD104, and PMA34.
Air bags:sensor:occupant classification
Model years: 2015, 2016
Problem: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima vehicles manufactured January 3, 2013, to July 29, 2013, 2015-2016 Rogue vehicles manufactured October 14, 2014, to August 12, 2016, and 2016 Maxima vehicles manufactured June 4, 2015, to August 19, 2015. An incorrect Occupant Classification System (OCS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have been installed in the front passenger seat. The incorrect ECU and seat combination may misclassify the front passenger seat occupant.
Risk: If the front passenger seat occupant is misclassified, the air bag may deploy incorrectly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ECU and update the OCS software free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Air bags:sensor:occupant classification
Model years: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Problem: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.
Risk: If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
Fix: Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, Infiniti customer service at 1-888-833-3216 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.
Electrical system:software; air bags
Model years: 2008
Problem: Nissan is recalling 204,361 my 2007-2008 altima, altima hybrid, 350z, 350z roadster, my 2008 altima coupe, rogue, my 2009 murano, and infiniti my 2007-2008 g35 sedan, my 2008 g37 coupe and ex35 passenger vehicles equipped with continental automotive systems' occupant classification system (ocs) control units. A varistor in the ocs control unit located in the passenger seat cushion may have been manufactured out of specification. Under certain conditions, this could cause an interruption of signal between the ocs and the air bag control unit (acu).
Risk: This could result in the passenger air bag being suppressed which could fail to provide adequate protection in the event of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will test the signal between the ocs and acu systems using a special tool to check that it is functioning as designed. If necessary, the seat cushion (containing ocs hardware) will be replaced with a new one manufactured to specification. The recall began on november 4, 2008. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261 or infiniti at 1-800-662-6200.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
passenger airbag light turn off a few second after starting the vehicle. Nissan of Staten Island, NY Technician tried to perform zero-point rest but was unable to do. Found current code B0040-00 Occupant sensor unit in abnormal voltage and pass diagnostic trouble code B-00A0-02 occupant sensor unit…
The air bag sensors are not working and Nissan cannot provide me the parts to fix the car. This has been going on for months.
I was adjusting the seat up and it felt like something broke loose and wentkind of sideways, and then the airbag light went on and freaked me out and about wrecked my car. I took it in to get it looked at and apparently the seat breaking loose caused the airbag to come unplugged and they said the…
My daughter was in the driverâs seat when her boyfriend got out of the front passenger seat & slammed the front passenger door setting off all side curtain airbags on the passenger side of the car. This happened on August 15, 2026. The vehicle has since been deemed totaled, by insurance & a 3rd…
The passenger airbag is not activated. I bought car 6/11/26 and I donât believe there was a problem or I did not notice it. I saw online that there was an airbag problem recall in the past.
Frequently asked questions
Do all Nissan Rogues have air bags problems?
No. NHTSA has 832 owner complaints about air bags for the Nissan Rogue. Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the Nissan Rogue air bags?
Yes: 4 safety recalls list air bags. Check your VIN on NHTSA.gov to see whether the fix was done on your car.
How much does it cost to fix air bags problems on the Nissan Rogue?
Owners report a typical cost of $2,600 (half paid between $1,700 and $3,150), from 76 complaints that state a repair bill or quote, in 2026 dollars.
What do owners say about air bags problems on the Nissan Rogue?
The most frequent phrase is “air bag”, in 324 of 832 complaints, followed by “passenger seat” (163).
Other Nissan Rogue problems
- Power Train problems (1,849)
- Engine problems (1,197)
- Electrical System problems (979)
- Service Brakes problems (643)
- Vehicle Speed Control problems (605)
- Forward Collision Avoidance problems (537)
- Fuel/propulsion System problems (438)
- Structure problems (316)
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