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4 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.
Nissan is recalling 13,919 Altima vehicles because suspension and steering bolts may not be torqued correctly, risking vehicle control loss.
Nissan is recalling certain 2012 Altima and NV vehicles because an incorrectly assembled air bag control unit may prevent air bags from inflating in a crash.
Nissan is recalling certain 2011-2012 Altima sedans because a transverse link bolt may not be torqued correctly, potentially causing loss of vehicle control.
Nissan is recalling 2012 Altima and Versa vehicles because side curtain air bags may not deploy due to an incorrect propellant mixture, increasing injury risk.
Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.
2 trims tested for 2012; overall ratings can differ by trim.
View on NHTSA.govSource: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.
Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.
1,274 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.
This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.
Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.