Recalls ·2025 Nissan Altima AWD

2025 Nissan Altima AWD recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recalls for the 2025 Nissan Altima AWD; the most frequently affected component is air bags — critical fasteners. Owners filed 7 complaints, most often about service brakes. Among the 8 model years of this model in the database, 2025 ranks #4 for number of recalls.

Recalls2
Complaints7
Crashes reported2in stored complaints

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Recalls (2)

Air bags — Critical fastenersCampaign 26V526000 · 13 Aug 2026

Problem: 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.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the air bag mounting fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 25, 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 — LatchCampaign 26V023000 · 21 Jan 2026

Problem: 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.

Remedy: 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.

What owners complain about

Share of the 7 most recent complaints stored for this model year, by component. Owners can list more than one component.

Service brakes2 · 29%
Hydraulic1 · 14%
Air1 · 14%
Visibility/wiper1 · 14%
Unknown or other1 · 14%
Power train1 · 14%
Back over prevention1 · 14%
Electrical system1 · 14%

When complaints were filed

20254
20263

From owner complaints

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…

Service brakes · Sep 2026 · NHTSA complaint record

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…

Visibility/wiper · Aug 2025 · NHTSA complaint record

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…

Unknown or other · May 2025 · NHTSA complaint record

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…

Power train · May 2026 · NHTSA complaint record

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Recall and complaint records from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). A recall listed here may not apply to every vehicle of this model year — always check your VIN with NHTSA or a dealer.