2008 Nissan Altima air bags problems
147 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2008 Nissan Altima, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 147 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 102 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 102 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 19 crashes, 18 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Vehicle crashed with only side curtains deploying, no front airbag deployment at all. Resulting in occupant's death ..updated 08-28-14..updated 10/28/14 updated 11/6/2014 updated 08/24/2017
The airbag light for front seat passenger indicates "airbag is off" when an adult is sitting in the front passenger seat. Adult weighs 125lbs. I have taken video of this as evidence. This happens intermittently. I have also called nissan customer service to report this. Nissan says there is no recall or issue. I beg to differ. NHTSA bullietin 08v521000 list occupant classification system (ocs) "fails to recognize adult in seat and shuts off passenger airbag". Shame on nissan.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Nissan Altima
- Body & structure 313 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 188 complaints
- Brakes 94 complaints
- Electrical system 90 complaints
- Engine 75 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 70 complaints
- Steering 37 complaints
- Cruise control 35 complaints