2018 Nissan Altima: recalls and complaints

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1. 20V315000Received 28 May 2020. 1,831,818 units.

   Latches/Locks/Linkages / Hood / Latch

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2018 Nissan Altima vehicles. If the primary hood latch is inadvertently released, there is an increased likelihood that the secondary hood latch may corrode over time.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Corrosion to the secondary latch may cause it to bind and remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed. If the primary latch is inadvertently released again and the secondary latch is not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will install a stronger release spring in the hood release lever, a warning label near the secondary hood latch, and an Owner’s Manual addendum card with instructions on how to lubricate and maintain the secondary hood latch mechanism, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 30, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: Recall 16V-029 remains open for any unremedied 2013-2015 Altimas and this recall applies to all vehicles covered by 16V-029 even if those repairs have already been performed.

   Report filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number R20A7. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 30 Jun 2021.

2. 19V654000Received 12 Sep 2019. 1,228,830 units.

   Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.

   Report filed by Nissan North America, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 11 Nov 2019.

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.

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.

• 2018 Nissan Altima
• All 2018 vehicles

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 24.

Complaints that report a crash

11

Complaints that report a fire

0

Injuries in the complaints

6

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

25 Aug 2026

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.

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.

1. 19931
2. 19942
3. 19953
4. 19960
5. 19971
6. 19980
7. 19990
8. 20001
9. 20011
10. 20025
11. 20034
12. 20041
13. 20051
14. 20063
15. 20073
16. 20084
17. 20094
18. 20103
19. 20111
20. 20124
21. 201312
22. 20148
23. 201510
24. 20164
25. 20173
26. 20182
27. 20197
28. 20206
29. 20212
30. 20220
31. 20230
32. 20241
33. 20252
34. 20260

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

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• NHTSA page of the 2018 Nissan AltimaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2018 Nissan Altima?

3,060,648 units in 2 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 2026. 2 of them name the 2018 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2018 Nissan Altima name most often?

Unknown or Other: 60 of 323 component mentions, or 185.8 per 1,000. For all 2018 vehicles the figure is 100.9 per 1,000.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 Nissan Altima open?

2 investigations have no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 4 that name this model year.