NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Nissan Altima Recalls
The 2011 Nissan Altima has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on July 19, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Nissan Altima. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 242
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Nissan Altima, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2011 Nissan Altima
Suspension
- Campaign
- 11V371000
- Reported
- July 19, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Altima
2011 Nissan Altima complaints by year
NHTSA has received 242 owner complaints about the 2011 Nissan Altima, the newest on October 16, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (5%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Nissan Altima, the component group named most often is the power train (28%), followed by the engine (15%) and the electrical system (13%).
The 2011 Nissan Altima's only recall does not concern the power train.
Where 2011 Nissan Altima owners gave the mileage (174 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train68
- Unknown Or Other40
- Engine36
- Electrical System32
- Structure27
- Air Bags22
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 16 | |
| 2014 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 17 | |
| 2016 | 21 | |
| 2017 | 24 | |
| 2018 | 38 | |
| 2019 | 37 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2011 Nissan Altima peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 38. 21% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Nissan Altima drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Nissan Altima year in the same window: 19th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 242 complaints about the 2011 Nissan Altima are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Altima by model year
Other 2011 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: October 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted