Side curtain air bags may deploy inadvertently
PE24017
Still open preliminary evaluation · opened May 31, 2024 · the air bags
NHTSA safety record
Nissan
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Nissan, model years 2010 to 2026.
205
Vehicles
29,341
Complaints
320
Recalls
347
Fires
28
Deaths
205Nissan year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 29,341 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the power train than any other system: 6,856 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2013 Altima, with 2,312.
NHTSA holds 320 recall campaigns naming Nissan vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here. 4 defect investigations into these vehicles are open and unresolved. A death has been reported in 21 of these 205 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.
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.
- POWER TRAIN 6,856
- ENGINE 4,211
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4,193
- AIR BAGS 3,894
- SERVICE BRAKES 2,549
Open investigations (4)
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.
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.
AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
26V526000 · August 13, 2026
Air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 149 vehicles
Pages 2025 Altima
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
26V455000 · July 15, 2026
An overloaded vehicle can increase the risk of a crash.
Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 168,149 vehicles
Pages 2026 Armada 2025 Armada 2022 Armada 2021 Armada 2020 Armada
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 2026 Kicks 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 2026 Kicks
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
Every manufacturer's latest recalls, or check a single car with the VIN lookup.
Every Nissan page on this site
205 vehicles across 24 models, newest model year first.
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published October 2, 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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