2002 Nissan Altima air bags problems
35 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2002 Nissan Altima, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 35 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 27 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 16 crashes, 2 fires, 12 injuries.
What owners wrote
This car has been a lemon since day one, in and out of dealership for one reason or the other, it started with the car running hard, dealership told me it was because I have broke the car in and now this is how they run, took it back again 3 to 4 more times with same problem,told them car idles high, shifts bad, runs bad, they said nothing wrong, I do alot of highway miles and as soon as I was over the miles and out of the warrenty they told me that the motor mounts were gone only 800 to get fixed, I was then hit…
Dt: the contact's wife was involved two accidents in which the air bags did not deploy. There was a safety campaign number 02I001000; air bags. The dealer was not contacted after the first accident. Now, the dealer and manufacturer stated they do not know anything about the campaign. They offered no free remedy.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Nissan Altima
- Engine 720 complaints
- Exhaust system 218 complaints
- Body & structure 130 complaints
- Electrical system 79 complaints
- Fuel system 57 complaints
- Lighting 42 complaints
- Brakes 34 complaints
- Cooling system 32 complaints