2021 NISSAN ALTIMA

2 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 120 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns2
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints120
Complaints citing a crash17
Complaints citing a fire3

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 2 of 2

23V6280002023-09-08

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

A rearview camera that does not properly display an image can reduce the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.

21V1380002021-03-04

STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

A detached tie rod ball joint can cause a loss of steering control, and increase the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 20ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 18SERVICE BRAKES
  • 18FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
  • 12UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 7STEERING
  • 7FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
  • 6ENGINE
  • 5SUSPENSION

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Two 2021 NISSAN ALTIMAs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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