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Nissan 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.

NHTSA campaign 26V-526 · Reported August 12, 2026 · 149 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Nissan Altima
VEHICLES AFFECTED
149
REMEDY
Dealers will replace the air bag mounting fasteners, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Nissan North America, Inc. reported a problem with the air bags critical fasteners. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

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.

WHY IT MATTERS

Air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will replace the air bag mounting fasteners, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 26V-526.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2025Nissan Altima

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Owner notification letters mailed. LATEST
  2. Remedy details updated.
  3. Recall reported to NHTSA.

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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