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NHTSA safety record

Nissan

Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Nissan, model years 2010 to 2026.

200

Vehicles

28,979

Complaints

319

Recalls

338

Fires

28

Deaths

200Nissan year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 28,979 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the power train than any other system: 6,795 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2013 Altima, with 2,307.

NHTSA holds 319 recall campaigns naming Nissan vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here. 5 defect investigations into these vehicles are open and unresolved. A death has been reported in 21 of these 200 vehicles.

Most complained-about Nissan models

Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.

Model Worst year Complaints Deaths
Altima 2013 7,103 4
Rogue 2023 6,408 4
Sentra 2013 3,242 2
Pathfinder 2013 2,734
Versa 2012 2,064 9
Murano 2015 1,321 2
Leaf 2019 1,069
Maxima 2010 965
Frontier 2022 691 1
Titan 2017 565 4
Juke 2011 477
Kicks 2019 463

What goes wrong on a Nissan

The systems named most often across every Nissan complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.

Open investigations (5)

NHTSA has decided a pattern is worth examining and has not closed the file. A preliminary evaluation is often closed with no action; an engineering analysis is the stage that usually precedes a recall.

Inner Tie Rod Failures

PE24020

Still open preliminary evaluation · opened August 5, 2024 · the steering

Side curtain air bags may deploy inadvertently

PE24017

Still open preliminary evaluation · opened May 31, 2024 · the air bags

Hertz/Vehicles Rented with Open Recalls

AQ22003

Still open audit query · opened December 16, 2022 · the latches, locks and linkages

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

EA21002

Still open engineering analysis · opened September 17, 2021 · the air bags

False Automatic Emergency Braking

PE19010

Still open preliminary evaluation · opened September 9, 2019 · forward collision avoidance

Most recent Nissan recalls

The newest campaigns naming a Nissan, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR

26V425000 · July 2, 2026

An improperly secured child restraint system may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 3,788 vehicles

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

26V419000 · June 30, 2026

A missing gear selection indicator may lead to unintended vehicle movement or a vehicle rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 5,823 vehicles

Pages 2026 Rogue

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

26V410000 · June 26, 2026

An unexpected loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash. In addition, a driveshaft that is not fully engaged can result in a vehicle rollaway if the parking brake is not applied, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 946 vehicles

Pages 2025 Sentra

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

26V331000 · May 21, 2026

A partial or blank screen display will not show critical safety information such as vehicle speed and warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 51,598 vehicles

Pages 2025 Kicks

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

26V230000 · April 10, 2026

A driver's air bag that ruptures or detaches can strike the driver or other occupants, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 47,928 vehicles

Pages 2010 Cube

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY

26V188000 · March 26, 2026

A short circuit in a high voltage battery module increases the risk of a fire.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 51 vehicles

SEATS

26V145000 · March 13, 2026

A loose seat may not restrain the occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 15 vehicles

Pages 2026 Sentra

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:THROTTLEBODY/MANIFOLD

26V081000 · February 12, 2026

Broken throttle body gears can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 318,782 vehicles

Pages 2025 Rogue 2024 Rogue

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL

26V080000 · February 12, 2026

Engine failure can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. A bearing failure may cause a breach in the engine block, allowing hot oil to be discharged, increasing the risk of an engine fire.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 323,917 vehicles

Pages 2025 Rogue 2024 Rogue 2023 Rogue

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Every Nissan page on this site

200 vehicles across 24 models, newest model year first.

Built from NHTSA's complaint file published August 20, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes

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