Nissan recalls 149 2025 Altima cars over wrong air bag mounting bolts
The front passenger air bag and knee air bag may have been installed with the wrong mounting fasteners, so they might not deploy as intended, which raises the risk of injury in a crash.
What to do
Dealers will replace the air bag mounting fasteners for free. Owners may call Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 and refer to recall number PD202.
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Recall details
- Product
- Nissan Altima 2025
- Company
- Nissan North America, Inc.
- Hazard
- Air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash.
- Units
- 149 vehicles
- Owner notification
- September 25, 2026
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 12, 2026
- Identifiers
- NHTSA campaign number: 26V526000
- Manufacturer campaign number: PD202
- Model years: 2025
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from NHTSA.
- Component
- AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- Defect
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Altima vehicles. The front passenger air bag and front passenger knee air bag may have been installed with incorrect mounting fasteners, which can cause the air bags not to deploy as intended.
- Consequence
- Air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash.
- Corrective action
- Dealers will replace the air bag mounting fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 30, 2026. Owners may contact Nissan’s customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PD202. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning August 17, 2026.
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