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2000 Nissan Maxima airbags problems

The 2000 Nissan Maxima has 24 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

24

Airbags complaints

5%

Share of year

21

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Maxima airbags complaints by model year45 complaints1990: 1 complaints1991: 1 complaints1992: 12 complaints1993: 13 complaints1994: 6 complaints1995: 26 complaints1996: 17 complaints1997: 11 complaints1998: 27 complaints1999: 18 complaints2000: 24 complaints2001: 32 complaints2002: 30 complaints2003: 35 complaints2004: 14 complaints2005: 9 complaints2006: 13 complaints2007: 18 complaints2008: 23 complaints2009: 45 complaints2010: 15 complaints2011: 23 complaints2012: 27 complaints2013: 16 complaints2014: 24 complaints2015: 1 complaints2016: 14 complaints2017: 19 complaints2018: 1 complaints2020: 2 complaints
Maxima airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*NLM THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK UP PROPERLY DURING THE IMPACT. CONSUMER WAS THRUST FORWARD HITTING THE CHEST AREA AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING INJURY. *JG”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · June 25, 2002 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2000 Nissan Maxima have?

NHTSA has 24 complaints about the 2000 Nissan Maxima airbags — 5% 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.