1. Nissan Altima
  2. Problems
  3. Air Bags

Nissan Altima Air Bags Problems

1,168
Owner complaint records in our dataset
20
Years with records
1999–2019
Stored years

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 1168 stored complaint records:

  • 218 indicate a crash
  • 165 indicate injury
  • 5 indicate fire
  • 4 indicate a death

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi447
60–100k mi169
30–60k mi165
100–150k mi89
150–400k mi30

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • January 30, 2020 · 98,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owned a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph, the contact rear ended another vehicle. As a result the air bags failed to deploy and no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated the police was on scene. However, no police report was filed. The contact stated she was transported by the ambulance to the hospital for back and neck injuries. The vehicle was towed…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 11306997

    2013 records in this system

  • January 10, 2020 · 12,000 miles

    Air Bags

    My airbag light just came up on the dashboard and would come off i just started the car and it's been on ever since

    ODI 11300438

    2014 records in this system

  • December 22, 2019

    Air Bags

    Passenger airbag light indicator & passenger airbag on/off indicator remains on even when a passenger is seated in the front seat. I think this is a safety issue because the airbag will not deploy from an impact as needed. Request any assistance with this related safety issue. Thank you

    ODI 11297574

    2014 records in this system

  • December 13, 2019 · 98,000 miles

    Air Bags

    The occupant classification system sensor was re-programmed years ago during the recall and now it is not recognizing when people sit in the passenger seat no matter the vehicle condition (stationary, in motion, etc). Not sure if it just a failure with my part or something else, but it is concerning.

    ODI 11291310

    2013 records in this system

  • December 6, 2019 · 8,700 miles

    Air Bags

    Had a wreck and the air bags came out and i got cut by it

    Crash reported · Fire reported · 1 injury

    ODI 11302165

    2016 records in this system

  • December 3, 2019

    Air Bags

    Air bag light keeps blinking. On a 2007 nissan altima no one is sitting in the seat. It cost $2,000.00. To replace. No don't have to be moving. It's when you turn the car on.

    ODI 11290246

    2007 records in this system

  • December 1, 2019 · 170,000 miles

    Air Bags · Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System

    Recently ive been getting the red airbag signal that keeps flashing and wont go off. Ive checked the fuses. Wiring. Ran diahnostics on it for that and the following issues as well. The car makes a high pitch sound when its just ideling that seems to come feom underneath the car maybe towards back middle ive gotten a new fuel pump checked wiring fuses and bought other new parts and have been unable to figure out what…

    ODI 11291804

    2005 records in this system

  • November 27, 2019 · 50,225 miles

    Air Bags

    My passenger air bag light keeps coming on. Had harry green in clarksburg wv look at it 1125/2019. Found nothing. Said they hooked it up to a computer and no errors were reported. Does it in motion. The of road doesn't seem to trigger it

    ODI 11282655

    2015 records in this system