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Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Air Bags. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
1 reports
Mileage unknown · Nov 9, 2014
Air BagsInjury
DRIVING ON THE LONGBEACH FREEWAY WHEN BOTH AIRBAGS EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO ONE TO HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM THAT I COULD FIND, NOR COULD I FIND ANYONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. I GOT A NUMBER OF BRUISES TO MY FACE AND BODY. HAVE WITNESS AND DAUGHTER. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS IN THE PAST ON RECALLE…
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DRIVING ON THE LONGBEACH FREEWAY WHEN BOTH AIRBAGS EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO ONE TO HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM THAT I COULD FIND, NOR COULD I FIND ANYONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. I GOT A NUMBER OF BRUISES TO MY FACE AND BODY. HAVE WITNESS AND DAUGHTER. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS IN THE PAST ON RECALLED BAGS BUT NOTHING FOR 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA'S. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10653724
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