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2002 Nissan Altima Air bags Problems

Complaints
34about this part
Share
3%of 1,047 total for the year
Median mileage
72,750miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 34 complaints about the air bags of the 2002 Nissan Altima, 3% of the 1,047 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 72,750 miles. 16 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“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”

NHTSA complaint #11057369, filed 2017-12, 140,459 miles

“I was at a light proceeding to go and a vehicle did not yield to turn and she slammed right into the front of my vehicle at 50 MPH, my air bags didn't deploy and my head hit the windshield .im glad I had my seatbelt .the windshield of the vehicle was broken by my head.”

NHTSA complaint #10543686, filed 2013-09, 130,000 miles

“I was involed in an accident going around 40 MPH when the collision happened. My entire front end of my car was crushed to and beyond the radiator, as well as the hood bent like an a shape. None of my air bags deployed at all and Nissan has not contacted me after there first email saying someone would be in contact with me within 2 to 3 days. I was driving in the right lane on a two lane road when a vehicle from the left lane moved over right in front of me and locked up their brakes for no reason. I didn't even have time to hardly hit my brakes before we colliding. …”

NHTSA complaint #10786186, filed 2015-10, 105,000 miles

“My 2002 Nissan Altima vehicle was taken in for service at bob bell chevrolet Nissan, 7900 eastern avenue, baltimore, maryland, 21224, on thursday, august 2, 2007. It was brought in for servicing of all the vehicles' recalls, a soft grinding noise that could be heard when turning the steering wheel and low freon levels for air conditioning. On friday afternoon, august 3, 2007 around 5pm, I was contacted by the service department and strongly advised to pick up the vehicle before the service division closed at 6pm. …”

NHTSA complaint #10202769, filed 2007-09, 73,000 miles

“My airbag light on my 2002 Nissan Altima flashes intermittently and has for several weeks now. I have discovered that two recalls were issue for 2002 Nissan altimas. One was recall #69520 on april 17, 2002, for which Nissan did send me a recall notice. The other was recall #44046 on february 27, 2003, for which I was not notified by Nissan. When I contacted Nissan of north america on september 9, 2009, they studied my case until september 21, 2009 and advised me that recall #44046 did not apply to my VIN and that I was solely responsible for the repairs, in excess of $2,000. …”

NHTSA complaint #10285669, filed 2009-09, 83,109 miles

Related recalls

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025114%
202425%
2022310%
202123%
202095%
2019115%
20183616%
20177419%
20167213%
201517719%
201420819%
201351422%
20125713%
2011229%
20106116%
2009916%
200814214%
20076313%
2006435%
2005474%
2004114%
2003283%
2002343%
2001159%
2000149%
19991315%
19981512%
19973532%
19963740%
19956134%
19944038%
19931916%

Other parts of the 2002 Nissan Altima

Engine cooling
594 complaints
Body and structure
128 complaints
Engine
92 complaints
Electrical system
77 complaints
Fuel system
56 complaints
Exterior lighting
41 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
39 complaints
Brakes
29 complaints
Other or unknown
24 complaints
Equipment
21 complaints
Vehicle speed control
20 complaints
Steering
15 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2002 Nissan Altima

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology