{"id":"2018_nissan_altima","make":"Nissan","make_slug":"nissan","model":"Altima","model_slug":"altima","year":2018,"url":"/nissan/altima/2018/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":39503,"model":"Altima","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (variable gear ratios)","cyl":4,"displ":2.5,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":27,"hwy":38,"comb":31,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":287,"fe_score":7,"ghg_score":7,"fuel_cost":2000,"save_spend":1250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"NSX","modified":"Fri Nov 10 00:00:00 EST 2017"},{"id":39502,"model":"Altima SR","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S7)","cyl":4,"displ":2.5,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":26,"hwy":37,"comb":30,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":296,"fe_score":7,"ghg_score":7,"fuel_cost":2100,"save_spend":750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"NSX","modified":"Fri Nov 10 00:00:00 EST 2017"},{"id":39504,"model":"Altima","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S7)","cyl":6,"displ":3.5,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":22,"hwy":32,"comb":26,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":347,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":2400,"save_spend":-750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"NSX","modified":"Fri Nov 10 00:00:00 EST 2017"}],"vclass":"Midsize Cars","segment":"Midsize car","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"20V315000","component":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2020-05-28","owner_notified":"2021-06-30","units":1831818,"summary":"Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2018 Nissan Altima vehicles.  If the primary hood latch is inadvertently released, there is an increased likelihood that the secondary hood latch may corrode over time.","consequence":"Corrosion to the secondary latch may cause it to bind and remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed.  If the primary latch is inadvertently released again and the secondary latch is not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.","remedy":"Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will install a stronger release spring in the hood release lever, a warning label near the secondary hood latch, and an Owner\u00c2\u2019s Manual addendum card with instructions on how to lubricate and maintain the secondary hood latch mechanism, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 30, 2021.  Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.  Note: Recall 16V-029 remains open for any unremedied 2013-2015 Altimas and this recall applies to all vehicles covered by 16V-029 even if those repairs have already been performed.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"R20A7","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"19V654000","component":"BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2019-09-12","owner_notified":"2019-11-11","units":1228830,"summary":"Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles.  Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles.  The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"","consequence":"The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge.  The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated.  Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"","initiated_by":"OVSC","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":89,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":225,"crash":11,"fire":0,"injured":6,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Unspecified",60],["Service Brakes",48],["Electrical System",37],["Air Bags",37],["Power Train",23],["Forward Collision Avoidance",19]],"by_year":{"2018":6,"2019":57,"2020":47,"2021":34,"2022":18,"2023":14,"2024":19,"2025":18,"2026":12},"excerpts":[["2022-03-07","Exterior Lighting","the lighting isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t good on the car! if I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have them on bright I cannot see"],["2022-02-28","Visibility","The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while the vehicle had been parked in the driveway for three months, however, a crack developed on the windshield. The contact stated that no object had impacted the windshield to cause the crack. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failur\u2026"],["2022-02-19","Air Bags","i can be driving down the road and pass a guard rail or some other thing on the side of the road but usually a guard rail near my house and it knocks out the emergency braking system. sometimes, it may work my whole trip, other days, i may only go a mile or two before it goes out."]]},"investigations":[{"action":"AQ22003","component":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH","opened":"2022-12-16","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Hertz/Vehicles Rented with Open Recalls","summary":"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 recall remedy has been performed. 49 U.S.C. \u00c2\u00a7 30120(i).NHTSA is in receipt of information that indicates Hertz rented vehicles to customers without having performed required recall repairs. Accordingly, we are opening this audit query to seek additional information concerning this issue."},{"action":"EA21002","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","opened":"2021-09-17","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture","summary":"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 burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a \"desiccant\" (a substa"},{"action":"EA19002","component":"SUSPENSION:REAR","opened":"2019-07-29","closed":"2025-06-16","campaign":"","subject":"Rear Suspension Control Arm Failure","summary":"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 in the subject vehicles.ODI was concerned about these complaints because many of them alleged an increased steering effort or loss of vehicle control.At the time these complaints were received, ODI was also aware of a proactive service campaign addressing 2013 Nissan Altima in salt-belt states for a similar concern. Since opening the investigation, ODI has confirmed, based on "},{"action":"PE18013","component":"SUSPENSION:REAR","opened":"2018-12-01","closed":"2019-08-21","campaign":"","subject":"Rear Suspension Control Arm Failure","summary":"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 common rear lower control arm design. Nissan provided complaint and warranty data regarding 48 incidents of the subject failure. The majority of the complaints are from vehicles registered in salt belt states. There have been no crashes, injuries, or fatalities confirmed as of this date. Nissan advised that it has conducted testing to assess safety risk. Nissan states that due t"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.103,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":44,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":31,"ncap":5,"complaints":225},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}