2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2018 Nissan Altima. Owners have filed 226 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 2018 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 226 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Nissan Altima, reporting 11 crashes, 6 injuries. Nissan has issued at least 192 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 4 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 226 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Nissan Altima. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Brake light switch went out 3 months after getting car. Car would not start then after it started it would not go in gear nor would the brake lights turn on dealership repaired it.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11512915
“I was rear-ended in my car while at a red light. The car hit me 35 mph plus., Pushing me into the Tahoe in front of me. My shoulder strap driver side DID NOT restrain me and NONE of the air bags deployed. I flew forward towards the steering wheel and dash.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11462947
“On February 7, 2022, my daughter was driving her 2018 Nissan Altima and was involved in an accident. It was a head-on collision, but the airbags didn't deploy and, as a result, she was thrown forward into the steering wheel which caused severe trauma to her head.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11451924
“WHILE DRIVING HOME AND JUST ENTERING MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I NOTICED A LOW TIRE WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD. I LOOKED AT THE PRESSURE AND THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26 POUNDS STILL IN THE TIRE AND THE CLOSEST PLACE TO FILL UP WAS AT MY HOUSE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11399856
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE FEB AUTOMATIC COLLISION NOTIFICATION ILLUMINATED THEN UNILLUMINATED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11374853
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2018 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.