The 2013 Nissan Armada has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 219,925 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS20V1880002020-03-30216,678 affected
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.
Consequence
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.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC13V4510002013-09-183,247 affected
Defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013 Titan and Armada vehicles manufactured February 22, 2013, through May 3, 2013. The affected vehicles have a brake master cylinder which may intermittently reduce the pressure supplied to the front brakes.
Consequence
If the front brake pressure is reduced there would be less braking power, requiring a longer distance to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Nissan has notified owners, and dealers will replace the master cylinder, free of charge. The recall began on October 21, 2013. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES
7
1crashes
AIR BAGS
3
1crashes1fires1injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
1crashes
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
POWER TRAIN
2
1crashes
SEAT BELTS
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
SUSPENSION
1
Total complaints26
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2013 nissan armada. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact's wife, who was occupying the front passenger's side seat noticed that the front passenger's side seat belt failed to retract as needed. Additionally, the contact stated that both the…”
“You have to press the brakes really hard and they are loose.”
“The instrument cluster starts giving wrong signals which causes the car to either shutdown or not start randomly. For now a tap on the dashboard would help it start sometimes. It is a great safety hazard as if it shuts down on a dangerous road or if it wont start in dangerous areas, which happened…”
“The instrument cluster starts giving wrong signals which causes the car to either shutdown or not start randomly. For now a tap on the dashboard would help it start sometimes. It is a great safety hazard as if it shuts down on a dangerous road or if it wont start in dangerous areas, which happened…”
“On march 12, 2022 the supplemental air bag warning light came on in my vehicle. Nothing new has happened. When I looked in my manual that came with the vehicle it stated it needed servicing. It is flashing intermittently. If not checked and repaired it may not function properly. I have not…”
“As I was leaving with passengers from store was getting on street heard a loud noise like hit something from underneth vehicle. Went away as traveling was hearing a scrapping noise from passenger side rear. Then got louder like something was about to bust like metal to metal grinding, scratching,…”
“As I was leaving with passengers from store was getting on street heard a loud noise like hit something from underneth vehicle. Went away as traveling was hearing a scrapping noise from passenger side rear. Then got louder like something was about to bust like metal to metal grinding, scratching,…”
“As I was leaving with passengers from store was getting on street heard a loud noise like hit something from underneth vehicle. Went away as traveling was hearing a scrapping noise from passenger side rear. Then got louder like something was about to bust like metal to metal grinding, scratching,…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2013 Nissan Armada as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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