NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Nissan Altima Recalls
The 2013 Nissan Altima has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 28, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Nissan Altima. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 2,313
- Crashes reported
- 63
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Nissan Altima, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2013 Nissan Altima
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
- Campaign
- 20V315000
- Reported
- May 28, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,831,818
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2018 Altima
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 16V911000
- Reported
- December 19, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 757
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Altima, 2 other models
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 16V244000
- Reported
- April 26, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,296,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016 Altima, 14 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
- Campaign
- 16V029000
- Reported
- January 22, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 846,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Altima
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 15V681000
- Reported
- October 20, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 919
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Altima, 4 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 15V486000
- Reported
- August 4, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 46,846
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Altima, 1 other model
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
- Campaign
- 15V116000
- Reported
- February 27, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 625,400
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Altima
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
- Campaign
- 14V565000
- Reported
- September 15, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 220,423
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Nissan Altima
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 14V138000
- Reported
- March 25, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 989,701
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Altima, 6 other models
Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
- Campaign
- 13V158000
- Reported
- April 24, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 123,308
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Nissan Altima
Air bags
- Campaign
- 13V069000
- Reported
- March 1, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 82,038
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 12V494000
- Reported
- October 10, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,919
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Altima
2013 Nissan Altima complaints by year
NHTSA has received 2,313 owner complaints about the 2013 Nissan Altima, the newest on October 10, 2026. Of these, 63 describe a crash (3%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 48 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2013 Nissan Altima, the component group named most often is the air bags (22%), followed by the power train (22%) and the exterior lighting (19%).
4 of the 2013 Nissan Altima's 12 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2013 Nissan Altima owners gave the mileage (1,676 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags514
- Power Train505
- Exterior Lighting442
- Suspension289
- Unknown Or Other240
- Electrical System159
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 202 | |
| 2014 | 176 | |
| 2015 | 155 | |
| 2016 | 201 | |
| 2017 | 173 | |
| 2018 | 252 | |
| 2019 | 484 | |
| 2020 | 238 | |
| 2021 | 165 | |
| 2022 | 99 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 37 | |
| 2025 | 26 | |
| 2026 | 18 |
Complaints about the 2013 Nissan Altima peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 484. 33% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Nissan Altima drew 5.1× the complaints of the median Nissan Altima year in the same window: 1st highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2013 one of the Nissan Altima years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 2,313 complaints about the 2013 Nissan Altima are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Altima by model year
Other 2013 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: October 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted