NHTSA Campaign 26V526000
AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
NHTSA campaign 26V526000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: critical fasteners. The repair is free.
Nissan North America, Inc filed the report for 26V526000 with NHTSA on August 12, 2026; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 26V526000, NHTSA lists up to 149 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 1, 2025 and December 2, 2025.
The 26V526000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 26V526000 were scheduled from September 25, 2026, 44 days after the report.
26V526000 covers 1 model from Nissan, model years 2025.
Owners of the model years 26V526000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 26V526000 ranks 185 of 209 Nissan North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 26V526000, Nissan North America, Inc has 36 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 26V526000 was 26V230000, reported on April 9, 2026.
What this recall covers
- The 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.
- The risk
- Air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the air bag mounting fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 25, 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.
Reported August 12, 2026
Vehicles covered by 26V526000 (1)
Nissan (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 26V526000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted