NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Nissan Altima Recalls
The 2004 Nissan Altima has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 7, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Nissan Altima. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 276
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Nissan Altima, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2004 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 2003 Altima, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Altima, 17 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E054000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Altima
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E063000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Altima
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E074000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Altima
2004 Nissan Altima complaints by year
NHTSA has received 276 owner complaints about the 2004 Nissan Altima, the newest on September 7, 2023. Of these, 14 describe a crash (5%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Nissan Altima, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (39%), followed by the structure (15%) and the electrical system (12%).
1 of the 2004 Nissan Altima's 5 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2004 Nissan Altima owners gave the mileage (225 complaints), the median was 73,480 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling109
- Structure42
- Electrical System32
- Engine30
- Power Train17
- Air Bags11
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 11 | |
| 2007 | 35 | |
| 2008 | 38 | |
| 2009 | 26 | |
| 2010 | 25 | |
| 2011 | 19 | |
| 2012 | 16 | |
| 2013 | 17 | |
| 2014 | 20 | |
| 2015 | 17 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2004 Nissan Altima peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 38. 26% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Nissan Altima drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Nissan Altima year in the same window: 18th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 276 complaints about the 2004 Nissan Altima are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Altima by model year
Other 2004 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: September 7, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted