Recall Register

2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid. The campaign is 08V521000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Oct 2008. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Software. NHTSA has 27 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 08V521000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will test the signal between the ocs and acu systems using a special tool to check that it is functioning as designed. If necessary, the seat cushion (containing ocs hardware) will be replaced with a new one manufactured to specification. The recall began on november 4, 2008. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261 or infiniti at 1-800-662-6200.

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 204,361 units in total.

  1. 08V521000Received . 204,361 units.

    Electrical System / Software

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Nissan is recalling 204,361 my 2007-2008 altima, altima hybrid, 350z, 350z roadster, my 2008 altima coupe, rogue, my 2009 murano, and infiniti my 2007-2008 g35 sedan, my 2008 g37 coupe and ex35 passenger vehicles equipped with continental automotive systems' occupant classification system (ocs) control units. A varistor in the ocs control unit located in the passenger seat cushion may have been manufactured out of specification. Under certain conditions, this could cause an interruption of signal between the ocs and the air bag control unit (acu).
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could result in the passenger air bag being suppressed which could fail to provide adequate protection in the event of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will test the signal between the ocs and acu systems using a special tool to check that it is functioning as designed. If necessary, the seat cushion (containing ocs hardware) will be replaced with a new one manufactured to specification. The recall began on november 4, 2008. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261 or infiniti at 1-800-662-6200.

    Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

27 complaints, 40 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Air Bags8
Electrical System6
Suspension6
Vehicle Speed Control2
Engine and Engine Cooling2
Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
Service Brakes2
Structure2
Engine2
Fuel/Propulsion System2

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 15.

Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
28 Oct 2016

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2012, with 5 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP22005Defect petitionPedestrian alert soundsElectrical System / Propulsion System27 Jan 20237 Aug 202322V063000

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20071
  2. 20081
  3. 20090
  4. 20100
  5. 20110

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/altima-hybrid/2007/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid?
204,361 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Nissan Altima Hybrid have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the Nissan Altima Hybrid, model years 2007 to 2011. It names the 2007 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid name most often?
Air Bags: 8 of 40 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.