NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Nissan Altima Recalls

The 2001 Nissan Altima has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 23, 2001.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Nissan Altima. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls: 2
Owner complaints: 159
Crashes reported: 22
NHTSA crash test: ★★★★☆

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On a 2001 Nissan Altima, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

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2 recalls on the 2001 Nissan Altima

Tires: tread/belt

Campaign: 01V065000
Reported: February 23, 2001
Vehicles affected: up to 21,622
Same campaign: also 2000 Altima

01V065000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: headlights

Campaign: 07E074000
Risk NHTSA names: crash
Same campaign: also 2000, 2002–2004 Altima

07E074000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 Nissan Altima complaints by year

NHTSA has received 159 owner complaints about the 2001 Nissan Altima, the newest on October 2, 2019. Of these, 22 describe a crash (14%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 23 injuries and 4 deaths.

In complaints about the 2001 Nissan Altima, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (37%), followed by the suspension (13%) and the electrical system (12%).

None of the 2001 Nissan Altima's 2 recalls concerns the engine and engine cooling.

Where 2001 Nissan Altima owners gave the mileage (100 complaints), the median was 66,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

Engine And Engine Cooling59
Suspension20
Electrical System19
Air Bags15
Visibility13
Vehicle Speed Control11

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Nissan Altima received by NHTSA, by calendar year
2000		1
2001		16
2002		22
2003		17
2004		11
2005		8
2006		8
2007		6
2008		14
2009		22
2010		9
2011		6
2012		4
2013		1
2014		6
2015		2
2016		2
2017		2
2019		2

Complaints about the 2001 Nissan Altima peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 22. 42% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Nissan Altima drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Nissan Altima year in the same window: 20th highest of the 23 ranked years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

Overall: none before 2011
Frontal: 4/5
Side: 3/5

The 159 complaints about the 2001 Nissan Altima are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Other 2001 Nissan models

Newest record on this page: October 2, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted