NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Nissan Altima Recalls
The 2014 Nissan Altima has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 28, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Nissan Altima. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 1,114
- Crashes reported
- 52
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 Nissan Altima, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2014 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 2013, 2015–2018 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 2013, 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 2013, 2015–2016 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 2013, 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 2013, 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 2013, 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 2013, 2015 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 2013 Altima, 6 other models
2014 Nissan Altima complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,114 owner complaints about the 2014 Nissan Altima, the newest on September 7, 2026. Of these, 52 describe a crash (5%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 60 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2014 Nissan Altima, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (27%), followed by the power train (19%) and the air bags (19%).
3 of the 2014 Nissan Altima's 8 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2014 Nissan Altima owners gave the mileage (727 complaints), the median was 64,300 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting299
- Power Train209
- Air Bags208
- Suspension132
- Unknown Or Other82
- Engine77
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 86 | |
| 2015 | 78 | |
| 2016 | 82 | |
| 2017 | 83 | |
| 2018 | 123 | |
| 2019 | 175 | |
| 2020 | 165 | |
| 2021 | 115 | |
| 2022 | 77 | |
| 2023 | 46 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 29 | |
| 2026 | 17 |
Complaints about the 2014 Nissan Altima peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 175. 30% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Nissan Altima drew 2.3× the complaints of the median Nissan Altima year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2014 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 1,114 complaints about the 2014 Nissan Altima are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Altima by model year
Other 2014 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: September 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted