Nissan Altima Recalls

The Nissan Altima has 67 recalls spanning 1993 through 2025, with the most serious recent issue being a 2024 model year defect where bolts connecting the electronic power steering unit to the steering rack can loosen, causing loss of steering control or the steering wheel to lock up entirely.

On 2025 models, door strikers may have been improperly welded and can break, allowing a door to open while moving. The 2020 and 2021 model years share a tie rod ball joint fastener that can detach from the steering knuckle and remove steering control. On 2020 models, a batch of Continental tires on S grade trims can develop a sidewall break or shed tread due to over-curing, and the rear window glass may separate from the vehicle while driving.

The 2019 and 2020 model years carry a recall for engine bearing defects in vehicles with the 2.0L variable compression turbo engine; bearing failure can seize the engine and, in a worst case, breach the block and discharge hot oil that can ignite. Separate 2019 recalls cover a fuel pump lock ring and a fuel line retainer clip that can each leak fuel, and a brake light switch bracket in the wrong position that keeps brake lights on continuously and allows the transmission to shift out of park without pressing the brake pedal. The 2019 through 2021 model years also have a rearview camera harness that can be damaged by vibration, causing the backup image to disappear.

The 2015 through 2018 model years have a secondary hood latch that can corrode and stick open; if the primary latch is then released, the hood can fly up and block the driver's view. On 2015 through 2017 models, the rear door latch-lock cable may have been routed so that lowering a rear window causes that door to swing open while moving. A prior repair attempt did not fully resolve this door latch issue on some vehicles, prompting a follow-up recall for the same years. The 2013 through 2015 model years saw multiple rounds of secondary hood latch recalls for the same corrosion-related binding issue, and the passenger seat occupant classification sensor on those years can misread an adult as an empty seat and deactivate the passenger airbag silently.

The 2012 model year has side curtain airbags that may not deploy due to an incorrect propellant mixture, and a separately assembled airbag control unit that can prevent all airbags from firing. The 2011 and 2012 model years share a suspension transverse link bolt that can fall out and make the vehicle difficult to steer. On 2009 models, alloy wheels on certain vehicles may have loose lug nuts that can eventually cause wheel separation. The 2008 model year has a front suspension bolt that can loosen and cause loss of directional control, and a service software issue that can inadvertently disable the tire pressure monitoring system after a body control module replacement.

Earlier production from the mid-1990s through the early 2000s includes a 1995 brake hose routed against a suspension component that abrades and leaks, reducing braking ability; a 1995 automatic transmission shift lock plate that can break and allow the lever to move out of park on its own; and a 1993 throttle cable that can pull free of its guide and prevent the accelerator from returning to idle.