The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Nissan Armada: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Nissan reported 30 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Nissan Armada, model years 2005–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 35,911 | 8.4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34,597 | 5.8 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 33,432 | 9.0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26,234 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15,218 | 6.6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14,264 | 14 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | 7 | 2 |
| Air Bags | 7 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 6 | 4 |
| Service Brake System | 6 | 0 |
| Fire | 3 | 0 |
| Steering System | 3 | 3 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 2 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| Suspension System | 1 | 3 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 2 |
| Rollover | 1 | 2 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Nissan Armada puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Nissan Armada, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-24 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-02-26 | 2025 | TN | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Service Brake System, Air | 2025 Q1 |
| 2023-03-11 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 2 | No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-11-24 | 2019 | GA | 2 | 3 | Structure · Seat Belts | 2024 Q1 |
| 2021-08-08 | 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-01-27 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Forward Collision · Service Brake System, Air | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-01-23 | 2018 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2021 Q1 |
| 2021-01-07 | 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Seats · Fire | 2021 Q1 |
| 2019-11-14 | 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-10-15 | 2018 | OK | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Electrical System · Structure · Seat Belts · Engine and Cooling System | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-07-28 | 2019 | IL | 0 | 5 | Seat Belts · Seats | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-07-23 | 2017 | TX | 0 | 6 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2017-06-16 | 2010 | WY | 3 | 0 | Steering System · Suspension System | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-05-31 | 2009 | AL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q2 |
| 2017-05-15 | 2012 | MI | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q2 |
| 2016-12-20 | 2015 | MS | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q4 |
| 2015-12-11 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-06-16 | 2015 | NC | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2015 Q3 |
| 2013-03-25 | 2009 | MS | 0 | 1 | Other | 2013 Q2 |
| 2013-02-04 | 2007 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2013 Q1 |
| 2012-08-18 | 2011 | IN | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2012 Q4 |
| 2012-06-06 | 2005 | AR | 2 | 6 | Seat Belts · Tires · Rollover | 2012 Q4 |
| 2012-03-06 | 2011 | GA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Other | 2015 Q1 |
| 2011-08-12 | 2011 | LA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-06-11 | 2008 | SC | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2011 Q3 |
| 2011-04-23 | 2006 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q2 |
| 2010-12-15 | 2008 | PA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Fire | 2011 Q1 |
| 2010-06-08 | 2009 | AL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q3 |
| 2010-04-27 | 2010 | FL | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2010 Q3 |
| 2009-08-27 | 2006 | NC | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2011 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Nissan received alleging a death or injury in a Nissan Armada and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Armada that sold more will have more rows. All Nissan models · What these reports are, and are not.