2017 Nissan Altima defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2017 Nissan Altima. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEngineering Analysis EA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · still open
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to…
- Rear Suspension Control Arm FailureEngineering Analysis EA19002 · opened Jul 29, 2019 · closed Jun 16, 2025
On July 29, 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened EA19002 to investigate instances of alleged rear lower control arm failures in 2013-2018 Nissan Altima and 2016-2018 Nissan Maxima vehicles. At the time the investigation was opened ODI had 91 consumer complaints alleging rear lower control arm failures…
- Rear Suspension Control Arm FailurePreliminary Evaluation PE18013 · opened Dec 1, 2018 · closed Aug 21, 2019
PE18-013 was opened on December 1, 2018, with 4 complaints to ODI alleging incidents of the lower control arm fracturing at a connection point to the vehicle chassis due to corrosion. ODI has received an additional 87 complaints since the PE was opened. During PE18-013, Nissan indicated model years 2013-2018 shared a c…