3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2010 Nissan Altima. Owners have filed 393 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Nissan dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2010 Nissan Altima. Check your Altima by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 393 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Nissan Altima, reporting 25 crashes, 11 fires, 37 injuries. Nissan has issued at least 134 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Nissan Altima owner complaints and bulletins, every year
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in one investigation. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 393 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Nissan Altima. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Yes, while driving down Atlanta Highway I was going around 55 mph then all of a sudden saw smoke was coming from the front passenger side of the vehicle.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11586905
“THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I AM WRITING TO REPORT A VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP INVOLVING MY WIFE'S 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID AT THE INTERSECTION OF RTE 231 & I-[removed] (E/B) IN SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10585064
“Today my 16 year old daughter drove my 2010 Nissan Altima. At 45 mph it started to jerk. She pulled over to check things out and saw nothing. She went to put it back in drive and the gear shifter wouldn't stay in proper drive position, but she started driving.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11533849
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11266084
“Inspection is available, but note that car is in very poor shape and melted.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11516222
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2010 Nissan Altima is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Nissan dealer.