NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid Recalls
The 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on October 7, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 16
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid
Air bags
- Campaign
- 08V521000
- Reported
- October 7, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 204,361
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid complaints by year
NHTSA has received 16 owner complaints about the 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid, the newest on April 8, 2019. Of these, 4 describe a crash (25%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid, the component group named most often is the electrical system (19%), followed by the engine (19%) and the service brakes (19%).
The 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid's only recall does not concern the electrical system.
Where 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid owners gave the mileage (15 complaints), the median was 38,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System3
- Engine3
- Service Brakes3
- Vehicle Speed Control3
- Air Bags1
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 3. 38% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 16 complaints about the 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Other 2008 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: April 8, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted