2017 Nissan Altima air bags problems
74 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2017 Nissan Altima, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 74 14% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 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 | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 10 crashes, 11 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was involved in a 8 car collision on the interstate. The car in front of me hit the car in front of them, I hit their car and was then hit from behind followed by 2 more vehicles. My airbag never deployed. *dsy
I was heading south bound on rt 83. Front driver side tire blew out & my side air bags deployed. Thier was no impact to the vehicle
Other problems reported for the 2017 Nissan Altima
- Drivetrain & axles 132 complaints
- Cruise control 41 complaints
- Engine 40 complaints
- Electrical system 27 complaints
- Brakes 19 complaints
- Lighting 19 complaints
- Body & structure 18 complaints
- Fuel system 17 complaints