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B1049 — manufacturer-specific body code

B1049 is a manufacturer-specific body code: it is defined by the carmaker, not by the OBD-II standard, so the same code can mean different things on different brands. Below are the vehicles and failure patterns where owners report it, drawn from NHTSA complaints — the most reliable guide to what it means in practice.

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In our record, B1049 is reported only on Nissan vehicles , against airbags failure patterns , across 2007–2010 model years.

In ProblemsByVin's analysis of the NHTSA owner-complaint record, owners cite B1049 across 5 vehicle failure patterns. Diagnostic codes in complaints are reported by owners and are unverified — they point to where this code shows up, not a confirmed diagnosis. Open a page below for the full pattern (symptoms, mileage, repair costs owners cite).

Vehicles where owners report B1049 5 patterns

2010 Nissan Pathfinder
airbags — Airbag Warning Light Illumination (Driver or Passenger Side)
2008 Nissan Sentra
airbags — Airbag Warning Light Illumination / Blinking
2007 Nissan Xterra
airbags — Airbag warning light illumination with sensor codes
2007 Nissan Maxima
airbags — Airbag warning light malfunction
2007 Nissan Murano
airbags — Passenger-side Occupant Classification System (OCS) Control Unit Failure

Codes are pulled from what owners wrote in their NHTSA filings — they're allegations, not a shop diagnosis. Always confirm with a live scan. Browse all diagnostic codes →

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