NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Nissan Altima Recalls
The 2006 Nissan Altima has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 14, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Nissan Altima. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 824
- Crashes reported
- 43
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
14 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Nissan Altima, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2006 Nissan Altima
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 07V527000
- Reported
- November 14, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 653,910
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2005 Altima, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 06V223000
- Reported
- June 21, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 85,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 06V046000
- Reported
- February 13, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 759
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E087000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Altima
2006 Nissan Altima complaints by year
NHTSA has received 824 owner complaints about the 2006 Nissan Altima, the newest on November 4, 2025. Of these, 43 describe a crash (5%) and 14 a fire; owners reported 52 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Nissan Altima, the component group named most often is the structure (27%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (23%) and the engine (20%).
2 of the 2006 Nissan Altima's 4 recalls also concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2006 Nissan Altima owners gave the mileage (649 complaints), the median was 90,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure221
- Engine And Engine Cooling189
- Engine166
- Power Train79
- Electrical System72
- Unknown Or Other64
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 70 | |
| 2007 | 50 | |
| 2008 | 29 | |
| 2009 | 24 | |
| 2010 | 55 | |
| 2011 | 42 | |
| 2012 | 43 | |
| 2013 | 80 | |
| 2014 | 80 | |
| 2015 | 126 | |
| 2016 | 86 | |
| 2017 | 55 | |
| 2018 | 27 | |
| 2019 | 25 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2006 Nissan Altima peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 126. 21% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Nissan Altima drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Nissan Altima year in the same window: 6th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 824 complaints about the 2006 Nissan Altima are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Altima by model year
Other 2006 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: November 4, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted