2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2021 Nissan Altima. Owners have filed 70 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 2021 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 70 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Nissan Altima, reporting 7 crashes, 1 fires, 4 injuries. Nissan has issued at least 109 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 2 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 70 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Nissan Altima. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owns a 2021 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while pulling out of a parking lot, the contact shifted into drive(D) and then to reverse(R) to exit the parking lot, and while driving 3 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed, and the vehicle failed to stop as intended.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11763405
“My car is supposed to have an automatic braking system/collision detection. Two cars in front of me slammed on their brakes and the car in front of me slammed on his brake, and I didn't have enough time to react.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11749014
“I purchased this car in April 2023 and in December 2023. I had to get a new battery when I purchased a car. They told me that there was no worries or mishaps with the vehicle they said just only normal wear and tear for is a used vehicle.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11746502
“Due to the Pasadena wildfires the car has been highly affected due to the extreme heat and the ashes”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11636408
“I was driving on the interstate in a construction zone and begin reducing speed from about 62 mph after noticing brake lights from cars in the far distance. As the car start to reduce speed, I begin to apply the brakes as I'm approaching the stopped traffic and instead of stopping my car kept going.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11525319
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2021 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.