There are 6 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2012 Nissan Jukein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
SRS AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES CONTINUOUSLY. STARTED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO (MARCH 2024) TOOK CAR TO REPAIR SHOP, STATED OCS CONTROL UNIT AND PASSENGER OCCUPANT SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. TOOK TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR 2ND OPINION. STATED TODAY THEY WILL REPLACE OCS CONTROL UNIT & PASSENGER OCCUPANT SENSORS. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL EVENT?
The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Juke. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked in a parking lot overnight, the next day she noticed the air bag had deployed. The vehicle was towed to an Independent mechanic but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.
AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES ALL THE TIME. CAR HAS ONLY70K MILES. AUTO SHOP SAYS BAGS WON'T WORK. SENSORS IN PASSENGER SEAT BAD. COST $1800 TO REPAIR. NO REPLY AFTER NUMEROUS TRY TO NISSAN 0. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 NISSAN JUKE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE CLIPPED A STOPPED VEHICLE ON THE REAR DRIVE SIDE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DAUGHTER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE SKULL FRACTURES AND RIGHT SKULL DAMAGE, WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY TO RELEASE PRESSURE ON THE BRAIN. SHE ALSO HAD DIFFICULTY HEARING AND THE LEFT SIDE OF HER FACE WAS PARALYZED. THE INJURIES TO THE OTHER OCCUPANTS WERE UNKNOWN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT WHERE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER TO DETERMINE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,112.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD A LADY WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND I HIT HER PASSENGER SIDE DOOR GOING ABOUT 20-25 MILES AN HOUR. MY CAR WAS SEEN BY ADJUSTER YESTERDAY AND HE TOTALED IT. IT IS STILL SITTING IN LOT I TOLD HIM I WANTED NISSAN TO COME FIND OUT WHY MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
MS. ADAS WAS DRIVING HER JUKE IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN A RV IN THE CENTER LANE TO HER RIGHT ATTEMPTED A U-TURN AND CAUSED HER TO STRIKE THE RV. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND SHE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026