2009 Nissan Altima: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2009 Nissan Altima. The newest campaign is 10V401000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Sep 2010. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Electrical / Navigational System(Global Positioning System). NHTSA has 40 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 10V401000, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by garmin technicians by replacing the battery and inserting a spacer on top of the battery free of charge. The safety recall began on september 16, 2010. Owners may contact garmin directly at 1-866-957-1981 or nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
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
4 campaigns, newest first. 37,974 units in total.
- 10V401000Equipment / Electrical / Navigational System(Global Positioning System)
- 09V358000Suspension
- 09V006000Structure / Body / Door
- 08V464000Wheels
10V401000Received . 7,948 units.
Equipment / Electrical / Navigational System(Global Positioning System)
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan is recalling certain vehicles that were equipped with a garmin nuvi model 750 navigation system. The batteries contained in the affected gps units can overheat.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Overheated batteries could result in a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by garmin technicians by replacing the battery and inserting a spacer on top of the battery free of charge. The safety recall began on september 16, 2010. Owners may contact garmin directly at 1-866-957-1981 or nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
09V358000Received . 26,398 units.
Suspension
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 altima and maxima passenger cars. The upper front strut insulators may have been manufactured out of specification resulting in a potential for the strut insulator to crack.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the strut insulator is cracked, there is a potential for the strut rod to come out of its mounting position, which could affect vehicle stability and increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nissan will notify owners and dealers will replace both left and right side front strut insulators free of charge. The safety recall began october 2009. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-nissan1 (1-800-647-7261).
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
09V006000Received . 225 units.
Structure / Body / Door
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan is recalling 225 my 2009 altima vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 214, "side impact protection." these vehicles may have been manufactured with an out-of-specification weld on the door assembly.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This does not meet the standard requirements.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
All the affected vehicles have been brought back from the dealerships and remedied at the factory. No vehicles had been retailed.
Report filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
08V464000Received . 3,403 units.
Wheels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nissan is recalling 3,403 my 2009 altima vehicles equipped with 16-inch alloy wheels. Some these wheels may not have been manufactured to specification. This could cause one or more of the five lug nuts attaching the wheel to the vehicle to become loose.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the lug nuts become loose, it could eventually result in a loss of control and a crash without warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the vehicle to determine if it is equipped with one of the affected wheels. If it is, the wheels will be replaced with new ones that have been manufactured to the correct specification. The recall is expected to begin during september 2008. Owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
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
40 complaints, 46 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Air Bags | 13 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 8 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 4 |
| Power Train | 3 |
| Equipment | 3 |
| Tires | 3 |
| Electrical System | 2 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 2 |
| Suspension | 2 |
| Structure | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 14.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 9
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 6
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 13 Oct 2010
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 2009 Nissan AltimaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2009 Nissan Altima: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nissan/altima/2009/. 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
- 29 Mar 2018
- 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 2009 Nissan Altima?
- 37,974 units in 4 campaigns. 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. 4 of them name the 2009 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2009 Nissan Altima name most often?
- Air Bags: 13 of 46 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2009 Nissan Altima open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.