What Is Nissan Safety Shield?

Nissan's six-feature safety suite uses cameras, radars, and sonar for 360-degree protection.

Jill Ciminillo | 

Aug 27, 2024 | 3 min read

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Nissan USA says it offers all-around protection on its vehicles, and it accomplishes this with a suite of safety products Nissan Safety Shield 360. The six-feature system is robust with uplevel features you often only see in luxury vehicles.

Nissan Safety Shield 360 Includes Driver-Assistance and Crash-Avoidance Tech

Using cameras, radar, and sonar technology, Nissan Safety Shield 360 offers six advanced features that monitor the areas surrounding the vehicle. It can either alert the driver to potential problems or actively intervene in a potential crash situation.

The first feature, automatic emergency braking, is standard on 90% of all light-duty vehicles currently on the road. The system provides both audio and visual alerts if it detects a possible collision with another vehicle or pedestrian. It can also apply the brakes.

The second and third features are also frequently included on standard safety suites in most daily drivers. These are high-beam assist, which turns down your high-beams when it senses oncoming traffic, and lane-departure warning, which issues an alert if it detects the vehicle is leaving its lane.

Three more features are more on the premium side of the spectrum and include blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and automatic rear braking. The first two features will issue visual and audible alerts as another vehicle enters your blind spots, and the latter feature will apply the brakes if it detects an object behind the vehicle and the driver fails to stop in time to prevent a collision.

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Most Nissan Vehicles Have Nissan Safety Shield

Nissan includes Safety Shield 360 on almost every vehicle it builds, from the compact Versa SV at about $21,000 to the full-size Armada SUV at about $52,000. This includes both of its pickup trucks, the Frontier and the Titan.

The only vehicles that do not come with Safety Shield 360 include the two most basic Versas in the S trim, with both manual and automatic transmissions, as well as the GT-R. Since Nissan Safety Shield 360 is standard on all the vehicles that have it, there is no additional cost.

Nissan Offers More Safety Features

In addition to Nissan Safety Shield 360, there are two other notable safety features available on Nissan vehicles. The first is a 360-degree monitor that Nissan calls the Around View Monitor.

This includes a four-camera system that gives both a rear view and a bird's-eye view of the vehicle. This will help drivers see all the obstacles they might encounter when moving the vehicle forward or backward. While the Around View Monitor isn't available on the Versa, it is offered on every other Nissan model.

The second available safety feature is ProPilot Assist, which is a hands-on driver assist system that combines adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assist to help modulate the vehicle's speed. This helps keep the vehicle a safe distance from the one in front of it as well as ensuring that the vehicle stays within its lane lines.

This feature is available in the Altima, Leaf, Rogue Sport, Rogue, and Pathfinder. Nissan also offers a 2.0 version of ProPilot Assist in the Ariya that is a hands-free highway driver-assist system. While the 2.0 system won't allow the vehicle to change lanes hands free, it will use steering assist to help guide drivers into a new lane as long as they have their hands lightly on the wheel.

All vehicle pricing includes MSRP plus destination charges (set at the time of publication), and will be rounded to the nearest thousand.

Jill Ciminillo

Jill Ciminillo is a Chicago-based automotive writer, YouTube personality, and podcast host, with her articles and videos appearing in outlets throughout the U.S. Additionally, she co-hosts a weekly radio show on cars for a local Chicago station. Previously, Jill has been the automotive editor for both newspaper and broadcast media conglomerates. She is also a past president for the Midwest Automotive Media Association and has the distinction of being the first female president for that organization.