2002 Nissan Altima air bags problems
34 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2002 Nissan Altima — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My car was hit but not hard enough to make the airbag deploy on the passenger side . It should not be so sensitive .witch made my tcs and abs lights come on . Just to let you know the car was in motion but from a standstill at a light . Unknown”
filed Dec 29, 2017
“Tl* the contact owned a 2002 nissan altima equipped with general altimax rt43 (na) tires, size: 215/60/r16 (na). While driving 45 mph and depressing the brake pedal, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a ditch. The contact stated that the air bags failed to deploy and a police…”
filed Oct 30, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR THE DRIVER AIR BAG MAY COME LOOSECampaign 03V061000 · Feb 27, 2003
Air Bags problems in other Altima years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Altima | 2 | 5% |
| 2022 Altima | 3 | 10% |
| 2021 Altima | 2 | 3% |
| 2020 Altima | 9 | 5% |
| 2019 Altima | 10 | 4% |
| 2018 Altima | 35 | 16% |
| 2017 Altima | 71 | 18% |
| 2016 Altima | 70 | 13% |
| 2015 Altima | 175 | 19% |
| 2014 Altima | 208 | 19% |
| 2013 Altima | 513 | 22% |
| 2012 Altima | 57 | 13% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Nissan Altima
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.