2018 Nissan Altima air bags problems
37 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2018 Nissan Altima, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 37 11% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 crashes.
What owners wrote
On February 7, 2022, my daughter was driving her 2018 Nissan Altima and was involved in an accident. It was a head-on collision, but the airbags didn’t deploy and, as a result, she was thrown forward into the steering wheel which caused severe trauma to her head.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan altima. The contact stated that the air bag indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Nissan Altima
- Brakes 49 complaints
- Electrical system 37 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 22 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 19 complaints