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2011 Nissan Leaf airbags problems

The 2011 Nissan Leaf has 35 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 30% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

35

Airbags complaints

30%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Leaf airbags complaints by model year35 complaints2011: 35 complaints2012: 11 complaints2013: 17 complaints2014: 4 complaints2015: 8 complaints2016: 3 complaints2017: 4 complaints2018: 5 complaints2019: 1 complaints2020: 1 complaints2021: 2 complaints2022: 1 complaints
Leaf airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

OCCUPANT SENSOR FAILURE IS PREVENTING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING. THE CODE IS REPORTED AS A B1013. AS THIS MODEL WAS DESIGNED WITH A SENSOR WITHIN THE SEAT, THE OFFICIAL ACTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT, FOR AN ESTIMATE OF $3133.51. THIS IS HIGHLY COST PROHIBITIVE FOR A SAFETY FEATURE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · November 7, 2018

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2011 Nissan Leaf have?

NHTSA has 35 complaints about the 2011 Nissan Leaf airbags — 30% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.