{"id":"2018_nissan_armada","make":"Nissan","make_slug":"nissan","model":"Armada","model_slug":"armada","year":2018,"url":"/nissan/armada/2018/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":39186,"model":"Armada 2WD","pt":"gas","drive":"Rear-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S7)","cyl":8,"displ":5.6,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":14,"hwy":19,"comb":16,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":555,"fe_score":2,"ghg_score":2,"fuel_cost":3900,"save_spend":-8250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"NSX","modified":"Fri Nov 10 00:00:00 EST 2017"},{"id":39189,"model":"Armada 4WD","pt":"gas","drive":"4-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S7)","cyl":8,"displ":5.6,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":13,"hwy":18,"comb":15,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":587,"fe_score":2,"ghg_score":2,"fuel_cost":4150,"save_spend":-9500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"NSX","modified":"Fri Nov 10 00:00:00 EST 2017"}],"vclass":"Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","segment":"Midsize / large SUV","recalls":[{"campaign":"19V654000","component":"BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2019-09-12","owner_notified":"2019-11-11","units":1228830,"summary":"Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles.  Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles.  The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"","consequence":"The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge.  The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated.  Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"","initiated_by":"OVSC","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":97,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":75,"crash":2,"fire":0,"injured":1,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",41],["Service Brakes",15],["Engine",14],["Unspecified",10],["Power Train",7],["Exterior Lighting",6]],"by_year":{"2017":1,"2019":4,"2020":12,"2021":6,"2022":10,"2023":12,"2024":8,"2025":16,"2026":6},"excerpts":[["2023-07-12","Electrical System","Tired of this !! Battery keeps dying and leaving me stranded. Dealer says battery test fine . Will be fine for a couple days then for no reason hope in car and wont start. Jump start it and it goes. Many others complaining on sites nissan armada has a fuel efficiency alternator resistance . it will on charge battery 85\u2026"],["2023-07-07","Exterior Lighting","The dashboard instrument panel lighting has begun to go dark. It started with a section of the odometer going dark and has since spread to a lot of the instrument panel. After researching it further it is a known issue among other Armada owners. It poses a safety risk as you can no longer glance at the panel to get inf\u2026"],["2023-06-09","Electrical System","Our Armada started having trouble starting a few months ago. A new battery from Nissan was installed 7 months ago. We have been stranded twice do the car failing to start. Portable jump starters of any size have not been able to assist the car in starting. Only jumper cables to another vehicle have allowed us to get th\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":4,"frontal":3,"side":5,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.216,"seats":null,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV RWD","overall":4,"frontal":3,"side":5,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.236,"seats":null,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":16,"ncap":4,"complaints":75},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}