NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Nissan Altima Recalls
The 2003 Nissan Altima has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 7, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Nissan Altima. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 883
- Crashes reported
- 41
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
13 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Nissan Altima, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2003 Nissan Altima
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 06V242000
- Reported
- July 7, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 294,166
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Altima, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 03V455000
- Reported
- November 17, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 630,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Altima, 8 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 03V251000
- Reported
- July 14, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 377,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Altima
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe
- Campaign
- 03V084000
- Reported
- March 11, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 338,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Altima, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004 Altima, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Altima, 19 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E054000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004 Altima
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E063000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004 Altima
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E074000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Altima
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Altima, 57 other models
2003 Nissan Altima complaints by year
NHTSA has received 883 owner complaints about the 2003 Nissan Altima, the newest on June 28, 2022. Of these, 41 describe a crash (5%) and 13 a fire; owners reported 25 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2003 Nissan Altima, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (51%), followed by the structure (14%) and the engine (13%).
3 of the 2003 Nissan Altima's 10 recalls also concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2003 Nissan Altima owners gave the mileage (727 complaints), the median was 85,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling450
- Structure126
- Engine117
- Electrical System89
- Power Train34
- Vehicle Speed Control33
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 26 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 34 | |
| 2005 | 40 | |
| 2006 | 91 | |
| 2007 | 96 | |
| 2008 | 98 | |
| 2009 | 81 | |
| 2010 | 82 | |
| 2011 | 58 | |
| 2012 | 58 | |
| 2013 | 48 | |
| 2014 | 37 | |
| 2015 | 60 | |
| 2016 | 30 | |
| 2017 | 20 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2003 Nissan Altima peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 98. 22% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Nissan Altima drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Nissan Altima year in the same window: 10th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 883 complaints about the 2003 Nissan Altima are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Altima by model year
Other 2003 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: June 28, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted