2021 Nissan Altima defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2021 Nissan Altima. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Complete loss of motive power due to engine failure
  Preliminary Evaluation PE23023 · opened Dec 13, 2023 · closed Jul 18, 2025

  On December 13, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE23-023 to investigate allegations of engine failures leading to loss of motive power in model year (MY) 2021-2023 Nissan Rogue; MY 2019-2021 Nissan Altima; and MY 2019-2021 Infiniti QX50 vehicles. At that time, ODI had received 6 Vehicle Owner Que…

• Hertz/Vehicles Rented with Open Recalls
  Audit 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…