B1022 on Nissan
Occupant sensor control unit fault in the passenger seat (Nissan)
Severity: Inspect soon
The passenger seat sensor decides whether the passenger airbag is allowed to fire, so a fault turns on the airbag light and the passenger airbag status becomes unreliable.
This page covers only what differs on Nissan. For what B1022 means, the ranked causes and the test order, see the B1022 guide.
What's different on Nissan
NissanYour car
2015
Supported by vehicle dataNissan service information 14096 sends technicians to the B1017 to B1022 occupant sensor diagnosis when B00A0 is current. Whether it is still current is not verified.
2009 · Maxima
Supported by vehicle dataAn owner complaint quotes the dealer reading B1022 as an occupant classification sensor failure and quoting a new passenger seat.
2013 · Rogue
Supported by vehicle dataAn owner complaint reports B1018 and B1022 as the passenger seat sensor.
NTB14096Status unverified
Nissan service information for B1017 to B1022 occupant sensor control unit codes
2015armada, frontier, xterra · NHTSA 10192455
The summary says that when B00A0 is current, follow the diagnosis for DTC B1017-B1022 (occupant sensor control unit).
We couldn't confirm whether this bulletin is still current, so it doesn't count as confirmation.
Sources and review
- Nissan NTB14096: Nissan service information for B1017 to B1022 occupant sensor control unit codes
- NHTSA complaint ODI 11025141: Nissan Maxima 2009
- NHTSA complaint ODI 11289291: Nissan Rogue 2013
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