1997 Nissan Altima: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1997 Nissan Altima. The campaign is 96V185000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Oct 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly. NHTSA has 107 complaints on file for 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 96V185000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the buckle assemblies and replace them if necessary.
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. 36,000 units in total.
96V185000Received . 36,000 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain buckle assemblies were produced with a "buckle base" that was improperly heat treated. This can cause the "buckle base" to be brittle failing to comply to FMVSS no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a collision, these seat belts may not restrain an occupant increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the buckle assemblies and replace them if necessary.
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
107 complaints, 140 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1997 Nissan Altima
- All 1997 vehicles
| Component | 1997 Altima | All 1997 vehicles | Altima, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 257.1 | 60.4 | 101.1 | 36 |
| Electrical System | 114.3 | 81.5 | 96.1 | 16 |
| Unknown or Other | 71.4 | 21.3 | 55.3 | 10 |
| Structure | 57.1 | 40 | 107.3 | 8 |
| Seat Belts | 57.1 | 25.2 | 9.4 | 8 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 57.1 | 101.4 | 23.4 | 8 |
| Power Train | 57.1 | 87.7 | 95.8 | 8 |
| Suspension | 50 | 64 | 31.4 | 7 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 50 | 129.3 | 142.3 | 7 |
| Visibility | 42.9 | 56.1 | 12.6 | 6 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 30
- Complaints that report a fire
- 5
- Injuries in the complaints
- 23
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 20 Dec 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.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1997 Nissan AltimaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Nissan Altima: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/altima/1997/. 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
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 15 May 2019
- 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 1997 Nissan Altima?
- 36,000 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 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 54 recall campaigns for the Nissan Altima, model years 1993 to 2025. 1 of them names the 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Nissan Altima name most often?
- Air Bags: 36 of 140 component mentions, or 257.1 per 1,000. For all 1997 vehicles the figure is 60.4 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Nissan Altima open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.