NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Nissan Altima Recalls
The 2007 Nissan Altima has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 7, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Nissan Altima. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 471
- Crashes reported
- 28
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
22 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 Nissan Altima, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2007 Nissan Altima
Air bags
- Campaign
- 08V521000
- Reported
- October 7, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 204,361
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008 Altima, 7 other models
Electrical system: ignition: module
- Campaign
- 07V599000
- Reported
- December 28, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 114
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008 Altima
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 07V267000
- Reported
- June 21, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 140,582
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2007 Nissan Altima
2007 Nissan Altima complaints by year
NHTSA has received 471 owner complaints about the 2007 Nissan Altima, the newest on June 16, 2026. Of these, 28 describe a crash (6%) and 22 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2007 Nissan Altima, the component group named most often is the suspension (26%), followed by the air bags (13%) and the power train (13%).
1 of the 2007 Nissan Altima's 3 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2007 Nissan Altima owners gave the mileage (372 complaints), the median was 61,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension121
- Air Bags63
- Power Train62
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic57
- Engine And Engine Cooling44
- Electrical System37
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 35 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 28 | |
| 2009 | 19 | |
| 2010 | 39 | |
| 2011 | 88 | |
| 2012 | 58 | |
| 2013 | 36 | |
| 2014 | 36 | |
| 2015 | 29 | |
| 2016 | 19 | |
| 2017 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 19 | |
| 2019 | 18 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2007 Nissan Altima peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 88. 26% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Nissan Altima drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Nissan Altima year in the same window: 14th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 471 complaints about the 2007 Nissan Altima are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2007 Nissan Altima crash tests and safety technology
On the 2007 Nissan Altima, in the side barrier test the front seat scored 5 stars and the rear seat 4.
For the 2007 Nissan Altima, NHTSA lists no electronic stability control, forward collision warning or lane departure warning. Forward collision warning became standard on the Altima with the 2018 model year, 11 years after this one.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2007 Nissan Altima rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 10.5% (4 stars). That is the highest of the 20 Altima years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (9.2%–10.5%); the 2019 had the lowest, 9.2%. Of 108 other 2007 cars with NHTSA ratings on this site, 23 (21%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 11.5%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 2254, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2007 Nissan Altima: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Nissan Altima by model year
Other 2007 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: June 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted