2001 Nissan Altima: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2001 Nissan Altima. The campaign is 01V065000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Feb 2001. The NHTSA record gives the component Tires / Tread/Belt. NHTSA has 159 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 01V065000, in the NHTSA record
Bridgestone/firestone will replace the tires which were installed as original equipment on these altima vehicles. Firestone is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owner notification is expected to begin during march 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized firestone dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact firestone at 1-800-465-1904.
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. 21,622 units in total.
01V065000Received . 21,622 units.
Tires / Tread/Belt
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with firestone firehawk gta-02 , size p205/55r16 89h tires. The recalled tires are identified by DOT serial #w2 t2 vf3 xxx or w2 t2 vf3 xxxx; where xxx may be 289, 299, 309, 319, 329, 339, 349, 359, 369, 379, 389, 399, 409, 419, 429, 439, 449, 459, 469, 479, 489, 499, 509, 519, 529, 010, 020, 030, 040, 050, 060, 070, 080, 090, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 170, and where xxxx may be 1800, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400, 2500, 2600, 2700, 2800, 2900, 3000, 3100, 3200, 3300, 3400, 3500, 3600, 3700, 3800, 3900, 4000, 4100, 4200, 4300, 4400, and 4500. With increasing mileage, the tires may develop shoulder area cracking. Continued use of a tire with this condition may lead to exposure of the belt edge.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Under these circumstances, a belt edge separation is posible, which could resulting in the loss of tire pressure.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Bridgestone/firestone will replace the tires which were installed as original equipment on these altima vehicles. Firestone is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owner notification is expected to begin during march 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized firestone dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact firestone at 1-800-465-1904.
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC..
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Complaints by component
159 complaints, 202 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.
- 2001 Nissan Altima
- All 2001 vehicles
| Component | 2001 Altima | All 2001 vehicles | Altima, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 302 | 114.2 | 100.3 | 61 |
| Suspension | 104 | 78.9 | 45.6 | 21 |
| Electrical System | 94.1 | 98.6 | 87.8 | 19 |
| Air Bags | 79.2 | 67.1 | 97.3 | 16 |
| Visibility | 64.4 | 35.1 | 9.3 | 13 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 54.5 | 44.2 | 33.6 | 11 |
| Power Train | 34.7 | 91.9 | 108.8 | 7 |
| Engine | 34.7 | 17.7 | 71.5 | 7 |
| Seat Belts | 29.7 | 18.9 | 8.9 | 6 |
| Equipment | 29.7 | 18.6 | 4.9 | 6 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 22
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 23
- Deaths in the complaints
- 4
- Date of the newest complaint
- 2 Oct 2019
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.
- 19931
- 19942
- 19953
- 19960
- 19971
- 19980
- 19990
- 20001
- 20011
- 20025
- 20034
- 20041
- 20051
- 20063
- 20073
- 20084
- 20094
- 20103
- 20111
- 20124
- 201312
- 20148
- 201510
- 20164
- 20173
- 20182
- 20197
- 20206
- 20212
- 20220
- 20230
- 20241
- 20252
- 20260
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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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 2001 Nissan AltimaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2001 Nissan Altima: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/altima/2001/. 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 2001 Nissan Altima?
- 21,622 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 2026. 1 of them names the 2001 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2001 Nissan Altima name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 61 of 202 component mentions, or 302 per 1,000. For all 2001 vehicles the figure is 114.2 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Nissan Altima open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.