2002 Nissan Xterra air bags problems
19 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2002 Nissan Xterra, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 92,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 92,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 9 crashes, 10 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 nissan xterra. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle became unstable and the driver lost control of the vehicle. As a result, the driver crashed into a guard rail causing the vehicle to roll over twice. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained fatal injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. Updated 02/05/15 updated 9/20/2017
I was approaching the 'on' ramp when xterra pulled to side then flipped over 3x.there are 4 recalls;3 may have contributed to rollover.