2016 Nissan Rogue · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 61owner reports
- 40,000median miles
- 19involved a crash
Newest report Apr 20, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
61 of the 541 complaints on this car describe airbag. Only transmission shudder is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 61 reports
Airbag on other Rogue years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Airbag complaints split into a few kinds. The most common is an airbag warning light that won't go out. Others involve the passenger seat sensor switching the passenger bag off with an adult sitting there, an airbag that didn't deploy in a crash, or one that went off without a crash at all. A large share also come from owners waiting on a recall part.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the occupant sensor (20 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the airbags cover the 2016 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
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.
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.
All 7 recalls on the 2016 Nissan Rogue, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Rogue
Side curtain air bags may deploy inadvertently. Open.
Improper frontal air bag deployment. Closed oct 29, 2016.
None of these investigations covers the 2016 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 19,000 and 56,000 miles, from the 34 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2016 Nissan Rogue that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
DTC B00A0-00 STORED IF YOU CONFIRM DTC B00A0-00 (OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR UNIT) is stored, AND OCS zero point reset cannot be performed,
DTC B00A0-00 STORED
What owners wrote
“The airbag passenger light has been showing off for about 2 years and on 4/30/25 showed the passenger air bag on the main panel in red color. I bring it today 5/2/25 to the Nissan dealer and they said is not a recall and they didnât fix it. I been reading that actually is a recall and something can explode and is not recommended to drive the car under this sing.”
Filed May 2, 2025
“The passenger airbag light always reads OFF even when someone is sitting in the passenger seat.”
Filed Nov 16, 2024
“Airbag indicator, driver side warning lamps have been consistently on for the past 2 weeks now. Bought it used, but owned the vehicle for 2 years now. Called the Nissan Authorized Dealership, will charge me for diagnostic service.”
Filed Oct 5, 2024
“The front seat wiring is too short so anytime the seat is pushed back it triggers the airbag light and turns off all the airbags. I called Nissan about it and they stated since I donât have an active recall (even though there is a recall on this same issue) that they will not pay to have it fixed.”
Filed Jun 21, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 19 of 61 reports involved a crash and 25 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 67 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 57 reports
- Transmission fails or needs replacement 41 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 35 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 26 reports