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All cars · Nissan Armada · 2015

2015 Nissan Armada. Advanced data.

The raw numbers: engines, recall campaign numbers, failure mileage and manufacturer communications.

Lemon Index–100 = average car
Complaints7NHTSA, first 3 years

Failure mileage by system

Half of owners who gave a mileage reported the problem between 8,000 and 73,712 miles. Median 22,000, from 7 complaints with a mileage.

Mileage owners typed into their NHTSA complaint, all complaints for this model year. People report some problems late, so read it as a range.

Complaints by system

SystemShare of complaints
Steering29%
Suspension29%
Wipers & visibility14%
Stability control14%
Body structure14%

One complaint can name more than one system, so shares can add to more than 100%.

Severity, all complaints

TotalCrashesFiresInjuriesDeathsTows
700000

As reported by owners to NHTSA. Not verified.

Recall campaigns 3

  • 20V188000 Mar 2020 Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module

    Defect. Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2012-2017 NV Cargo and NV Passenger Van, 2013-2015 Titan and Armada and 2011-2012 Infiniti QX56 vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the air bag inflator may not function properly or may rupture during deployment.

    Risk. An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

    Remedy. Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began May 7, 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or Infiniti customer service at 1-800-662-6200.

  • 15V501000 Aug 2015 Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly

    Defect. Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2015 Nissan Armada vehicles manufactured April 30, 2015, to June 5, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been built with driver or front passenger seat belt assemblies that may not properly latch or that may not unlatch when the release button is pressed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and number 209, " Seat Belt Assemblies."

    Risk. A seat belt that does not properly latch would not restrain a user, increasing their risk of injury in the event of a crash. A seat belt that does not properly unlatch when the release button is pressed may prevent the occupant from quickly exiting the vehicle in a emergency, such as after a crash, increasing their risk of injury.

    Remedy. Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the both front seat belt buckle assemblies, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

  • 14V803000 Dec 2014 Power Train / Automatic Transmission

    Defect. Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2015 Nissan Armada vehicles manufactured September 15, 2014, to October 14, 2014. Due to interference between the parking rod and the transmission housing, the parking pawl may not fully engage.

    Risk. This condition may allow the vehicle to move with the shifter in the "Park" position, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

    Remedy. Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the casting date stamp on the transmission housing and replace the affected transmissions, free of charge. The recall began January 19, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1- 800-647-7261.

Manufacturer communications 87

Nissan filed 87 service communications for this car with NHTSA.

  • SERVICE INFORMATION When diagnosing possible power steering gear (rack and pinion steering…

Crash ratings by version

VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
Nissan Armada SUV RWDnot ratednot ratednot rated★★★☆☆
Nissan Armada SUV 4WDnot ratednot ratednot rated★★★☆☆

Safety equipment

Electronic stabilityForward collision warningLane departure warning
StandardNoNo

Engines and drivetrains 2

EngineTransmissionDriveCity / hwy / combinedFuelFuel cost/yr
5.6L 8-cylAuto 5-spdRWD13 / 19 / 15Regular$4,150
5.6L 8-cylAuto 5-spd4WD12 / 18 / 14Regular$4,450

EPA test versions for this model year. Fuel cost is the EPA's current estimate, not the price in that year.

Nearby model years

YearLemon IndexComplaintsSoldTop system
2012–7–Body structure
2013–7–Brakes
2014–4–Transmission & drivetrain
2015–7–Steering
2016–1–Airbags
2017552949,702Transmission & drivetrain
2018592332,650Electrical

Sources: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications; EPA fuel economy data; YouTube video titles. Complaints are owner reports, not proof of a defect.

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