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Got an annoying airbag light flashing on
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your Nissan Alultima dash? Yeah, that
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blinking little guy that won't go away.
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Good news. In most cases, you can reset
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it yourself in under five minutes. No
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tools needed. Hey folks, I'm Tom from
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Car Justify. I've been fixing up Nissan
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for years, and this airbag light trick
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is one I show friends all the time.
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Super simple, and yep, it actually
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works. All right, here's the deal. This
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method works on most Altimas from around
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2005 up through the 2016 range and
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sometimes newer. It's a timed reset
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using your ignition key or push button
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start. Doesn't cost a dime. Here's what
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you do. Sit in the car, close the doors,
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and make sure everything's off. Now,
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turn the key to the on position. Don't
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start the engine. If you've got push
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button start, press it twice without
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your foot on the brake. The airbag light
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will come on solid for a couple seconds
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and then it'll start blinking. The
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moment it turns off, and I mean the
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second it goes out, turn the key back to
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off or hit the button once to shut it
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down. Wait about 5 seconds, then do it
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again. Turn it to on. Wait for the light
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to blink and shut it off right after it
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goes out. You're going to do this cycle
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four times total. That's the magic
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number. After the fourth time, turn the
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key to on one more time. And this time,
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just let it sit. The airbag light should
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come on, blink a few times, then turn
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off completely. If it stays off, you're
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golden. That means the system did a soft
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reset and cleared the error. Now, just
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start the car like normal. That pesky
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light should be gone. If it comes back
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later, that usually means there's an
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actual sensor issue or a loose connector
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under the seat. But this reset trick
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works great if it was just a temporary
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fault. Quick side note, I had a buddy
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spill a drink under the passenger seat
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once and it triggered the light. Dried
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it out, did this reset, and boom, light
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gone. No dealer visit needed. All right,
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hope that helped. If it did, hit that
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like button to let me know and subscribe
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for more DIY car fixes that actually
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work. I'll catch you next time. And
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remember, even airbag lights aren't as
