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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2006 Nissan Armada Recalls

The 2006 Nissan Armada has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 28, 2010.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Nissan Armada. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
266

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
14

13 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2006 Nissan Armada, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2006 Nissan Armada

Engine and engine cooling

Campaign
10V517000
Reported
October 28, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 747,480
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2004–2005 Armada, 4 other models

10V517000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, other: storage: fuel gauge system

Campaign
10V074000
Reported
March 3, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 340,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2005, 2007–2009 Armada, 2 other models

10V074000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Campaign
08V284000
Reported
June 27, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 180,664
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2005 Armada, 2 other models

08V284000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment

Campaign
07E046000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2004–2005 Armada, 4 other models

07E046000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm

Campaign
10E019000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2004–2005, 2007–2010 Armada, 4 other models

10E019000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2006 Nissan Armada complaints by year

NHTSA has received 266 owner complaints about the 2006 Nissan Armada, the newest on March 18, 2026. Of these, 14 describe a crash (5%) and 13 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.

In complaints about the 2006 Nissan Armada, the component group named most often is the service brakes (52%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (19%) and the electrical system (9%).

None of the 2006 Nissan Armada's 5 recalls concerns the service brakes.

Where 2006 Nissan Armada owners gave the mileage (230 complaints), the median was 83,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Service Brakes138
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic51
  • Electrical System24
  • Air Bags22
  • Engine9
  • Engine And Engine Cooling9

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2006 Nissan Armada received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20065
20074
200810
20099
201020
201129
201220
201331
201436
201531
201617
201715
201817
20197
20203
20211
20224
20232
20242
20252
20261

Complaints about the 2006 Nissan Armada peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 36. 11% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Nissan Armada drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Nissan Armada year in the same window: 4th highest of the 11 ranked years.

Nissan Armada years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Rollover: 3/5

The 266 complaints about the 2006 Nissan Armada are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Nissan Armada by model year

Other 2006 Nissan models

Newest record on this page: March 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted