2018 Nissan Altima defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2018 Nissan Altima. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- Hertz/Vehicles Rented with Open RecallsAudit Query AQ22003 · opened Dec 16, 2022 · still open
NHTSA is opening this audit query to investigate whether The Hertz Corporation (Hertz) has complied with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Safety Act). The Safety Act requires, among other things, that a rental company shall not rent a vehicle subject to a safety recall unless the r…
- 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…