2025 Nissan Altima problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Wheels (1) · Visibility/Wiper (1) · Structure:body (1)
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Safety recalls (2)
Air Bags:critical Fasteners 2026-08-12 · campaign 26V526000 · 149 vehicles
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Altima vehicles. The front passenger air bag and front passenger knee air bag may have been installed with incorrect mounting fasteners, which can cause the air bags not to deploy as intended.
Risk: Air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the air bag mounting fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 30, 2026. Owners may contact Nissan’s customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PD202. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning August 17, 2026.
Latches/Locks/Linkages:doors:latch 2026-01-20 · campaign 26V023000 · 26,432 vehicles
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Altima, Sentra, 2025-2026 Frontier, and 2026 Kicks vehicles. The door strikers may have been improperly welded and break, allowing the door to open while moving. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."
Risk: A door that opens unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion increases the risk of injury or a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the door strikers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2026. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 800-647-7261. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD185 and PMA61. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning January 28, 2026.
Service bulletins (4)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure:body 2026-04-13 · NTB09-131C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl
Structure:body 2026-04-13 · NTB09-131C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl
Electrical System 2024-08-30 · PD124 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
*****dealer announcement***** to ensure continued customer satisfaction and confidence, nissan is now updating the temporary hold on specific model year 2025 altima vehicles identified in service comm to a dealer inventory quality action to update the software to the body control module (bcm). on af
Electrical System 2024-08-22 · PD124 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
*****dealer announcement***** nissan is committed to a high level of customer service and satisfaction. this commitment requires nissan to periodically place certain vehicles on temporary quality assurance (qa) hold to ensure that these vehicles, as delivered to our customers, meet our exacting stan
What owners report
2026-09-22 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 6,900 mi · 💥 crash“the contact's wife owned a 2025 nissan altima. the contact stated that while driving downhill at 25 mph, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to respond. the vehicle continued accelerating downhill and the contact drove over granite lines on the side of the road to slow the vehicle but the vehicle side-swiped another vehicle a…”
2026-05-05 · Power Train:shift Linkage/Cable/Rod:retaining Fasteners/Hardware“this vehicle was rented to me on 04/23/2026. while driving, the gear shifter detached from its housing, causing the vehicle to become stuck in drive. due to this mechanical failure, i was unable to shift the vehicle into park, reverse, or neutral. as a result, i was required to continuously apply pressure to the brake pedal to prevent the vehicle …”
2026-03-19 · Wheels“i am reporting a severe combined safety failure involving fuel delivery and electronic systems. between 1:22 pm and 3:37 pm, documented evidence shows the vehicle's fuel range dropped by 37 miles while the odometer recorded only 6 actual miles driven—a 600% abnormal fuel consumption rate accompanied by excessive engine noise. the odometer also exhi…”
2025-08-29 · Visibility/Wiper“my car was parked in a driveway for 1 hour and when going to approach my car from that 1 hour of leaving i came back to my front windshield cracked in the center , crack did start from the bottom and go up , no forced trauma , no sign of rock or pebble hit , no sign of any issue on a ring camera within that 1 hour of sitting . …”
2025-08-05 · Unknown Or Other“rear view camera visibility is not clear and brightness at night makes it difficult to see at night. i made appointment with nissan dealer to check camera. dealer agreed that camera was not clear and much to bright at night. dealer said they checked with other altimms that had same troubles with camera. dealer said there is nothing they can do. dea…”
2025-03-20 · Back Over Prevention · 145 mi“the contact owns a 2025 nissan altima. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the back-over prevention camera failed to function as intended. the contact stated that the image appeared blurry and distorted. the contact stated that it was difficult to identify a human from an object because of the failure. the vehicle was tak…”
2025-02-11 · Structure:body · 💥 crash“a tractor trailer hit my vehicle from behind/driver side rear in snowy road conditions and then jackknifed causing my vehicle to spin out of control across the interstate. my 2 children were in the backseat, my [xxx] son driver side rear & [xxx] daughter passenger rear. my husband was in front passenger seat. no air bags deployed, the vehicle was…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.