Nissan air bags problems
Across all Nissan models in NHTSA's complaint database, 7,617 complaints involve air bags. The Altima accounts for the largest share (26%). The single worst model year is the 2013 Altima with 514 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 7,617 about air bags, all Nissan models
- Most affected
- Altima 26% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 4,052 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1865 and 55
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Nissan models
Worst model years for air bags
- 2013 Nissan Altima514 complaints
- 2014 Nissan Altima208 complaints
- 2009 Nissan Versa180 complaints
- 2013 Nissan Pathfinder178 complaints
- 2015 Nissan Altima177 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 16 |
| 1993 | 44 |
| 1994 | 66 |
| 1995 | 196 |
| 1996 | 166 |
| 1997 | 134 |
| 1998 | 87 |
| 1999 | 74 |
| 2000 | 100 |
| 2001 | 92 |
| 2002 | 133 |
| 2003 | 120 |
| 2004 | 212 |
| 2005 | 281 |
| 2006 | 242 |
| 2007 | 434 |
| 2008 | 649 |
| 2009 | 582 |
| 2010 | 362 |
| 2011 | 367 |
| 2012 | 408 |
| 2013 | 965 |
| 2014 | 546 |
| 2015 | 492 |
| 2016 | 256 |
| 2017 | 267 |
| 2018 | 124 |
| 2019 | 58 |
| 2020 | 43 |
| 2021 | 36 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2026 | 3 |
Among the 4,052 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.