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2009 Nissan Maxima airbags problems

The 2009 Nissan Maxima has 45 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

45

Airbags complaints

10%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Maxima airbags complaints by model year45 complaints1990: 1 complaints1991: 1 complaints1992: 12 complaints1993: 13 complaints1994: 6 complaints1995: 26 complaints1996: 17 complaints1997: 11 complaints1998: 27 complaints1999: 18 complaints2000: 24 complaints2001: 32 complaints2002: 30 complaints2003: 35 complaints2004: 14 complaints2005: 9 complaints2006: 13 complaints2007: 18 complaints2008: 23 complaints2009: 45 complaints2010: 15 complaints2011: 23 complaints2012: 27 complaints2013: 16 complaints2014: 24 complaints2015: 1 complaints2016: 14 complaints2017: 19 complaints2018: 1 complaints2020: 2 complaints
Maxima airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · March 30, 2018 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2009 Nissan Maxima have?

NHTSA has 45 complaints about the 2009 Nissan Maxima airbags — 10% 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.