The Armada has standard driver and passenger side airbags combined with three-point seat belts, a combination which is 29% more effective in preventing injury and death than seatbelts alone.
To maximize occupant safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Nissan Armada have pretensioners to eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers.
For enhanced safety, the front and middle seat shoulder belts of the Nissan Armada are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up.
The Armada has shoulder harnesses for all passengers. Shoulder harnesses are 10% more effective than lap belts in preventing injuries from collisions. Recent studies indicate that lap belts alone may cause as many or more injuries than they prevent.
The Armada has standard child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors.
In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the Armada are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out.
The Armada has standard front seat side-impact airbags and head airbags for all three seat rows, which act as a forgiving barrier between the passengers and the door. Combined with high-strength steel door beams this system increases protection from broadside collisions.
Using vehicle speed sensors and seat sensors, smart airbags in the Armada deploy with different levels of force or don't deploy at all to help better protect passengers of all sizes in different collisions. Airbags without smart features will always deploy full force.
The Armada has standard Active Head Restraints, which use a specially designed headrest to protect the driver and front passenger from whiplash. During a rear-end collision, the Active Head Restraints system moves the headrests forward to prevent neck and spine injuries.
The Armada has standard four-wheel antilock disc brakes for quicker stops and controlled steering ability, especially under poor traction conditions.
The Armada has standard Automatic Emergency Braking, which use forward mounted sensors to warn the driver of a possible collision ahead. If the driver doesn't react and the system determines a collision is imminent, it automatically applies the brakes at full-force in order to reduce the force of the crash or avoid it altogether.
Over 200 people are killed each year when backed over by motor vehicles. The Armada has standard Rear Automatic Braking that uses rear sensors to monitor for objects to the rear and automatically applies the brakes to prevent a collision.
To prevent wheel-spin and loss of control under poor traction conditions, full range traction control is standard on the Nissan Armada.
The Armada has standard Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC), which uses the antilock brake hardware along with powerful software and additional sensors to detect the beginning of a skid. VDC then intervenes by automatically applying the brake at one appropriate wheel, preventing a skid. A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study showed that skid control systems reduced single-vehicle SUV crashes by 67%.
The Nissan Armada has Daytime Running Lights to help keep it more visible under all conditions. Canadian government studies show that driving with lights during the day reduces accidents by 11% by making vehicles more conspicuous.
The Armada's lane departure warning system alerts a temporarily inattentive driver when the vehicle begins to leave its lane and gently nudges the vehicle back towards its lane.
The Armada has standard Front and Rear Sonar Sensors to help warn drivers about vehicles, pedestrians or other obstacles behind or in front of their vehicle. The Armada also has a standard backup monitor to help drivers see any and all obstacles behind their vehicle, and a standard (SL/Platinum) Around View Monitor to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle.
The Armada's blind spot warning system uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle's blind spots where the side view mirrors don't reveal them and moves the vehicle back into its lane.
To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Armada's standard Rear Cross Traffic Alert uses sensors in the rear to alert the driver to vehicles approaching from the side and Intelligent Back-Up Intervention on the Platinum automatically engages the brakes to help avoid a collision.
The Armada's driver alert monitor detects an inattentive driver then sounds a warning and suggests a break. According to the NHTSA, drivers who fall asleep cause about 100,000 crashes and 1500 deaths a year.
Compared to metal, the Armada's plastic fuel tank can withstand harder, more intrusive impacts without leaking; this decreases the possibility of fire.
The Armada's gas tank is mounted inside the frame rails in front of the rear axle to optimally protect the fuel tank in a collision. A gas tank mounted behind the rear axle is more susceptible to rear collisions.
The Armada has standard NissanConnect, which uses a global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver and a cellular system to help track down your vehicle if it's stolen or send emergency personnel to the scene if any airbags deploy. Without a GPS response system, if you're involved in an accident and you're incapacitated help may not come as quickly.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Nissan Armada is safe:
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Armada |
| OVERALL STARS |
5 Stars |
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Front Seat |
| STARS |
5 Stars |
| HIC |
27 |
| Chest Movement |
1 inches |
| Abdominal Force |
81 lbs. |
| Hip Force |
144 lbs. |
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Rear Seat |
| STARS |
5 Stars |
| HIC |
31 |
| Spine Acceleration |
21 G's |
| Hip Force |
151 lbs. |
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Into Pole |
| STARS |
5 Stars |
| Max Damage Depth |
16 inches |
| HIC |
437 |
| Spine Acceleration |
39 G's |
| Hip Force |
684 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
