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1993 Nissan Altima seat belts problems

The 1993 Nissan Altima has 20 seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

20

Seat Belts complaints

13%

Share of year

6

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Seat Belts complaints by year

What owners report

CONSUMER HAD ACCIDENT & AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, FILLING VEHICLE WITH SMOKE. VEHICLE SEEMED LIKE BEING ON FIRE BECAUSE OF THE VAST AMOUNT OF FUMES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THEY NEVER HEARD OF AIRBAGS EMITTING SUCH A VAST AMOUNT OF SMOKE. ALSO, MOTORIZED SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT WHEN DOOR WAS…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Seat Belts · May 8, 2000 · crash

Common questions

How many seat belts complaints does the 1993 Nissan Altima have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 1993 Nissan Altima seat belts — 13% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.