NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Nissan Altima Recalls
The 2020 Nissan Altima has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Nissan Altima. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 160
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Nissan Altima, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2020 Nissan Altima
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 25V437000
- Reported
- June 27, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 443,899
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Altima, 3 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 23V628000
- Reported
- September 8, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 153,376
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2019, 2021 Altima, 1 other model
Tires
- Campaign
- 21V169000
- Reported
- March 11, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 36,141
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Altima, 1 other model
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 21V138000
- Reported
- March 4, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,407
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Altima
Tires
- Campaign
- 20V685000
- Reported
- November 5, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,214
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Nissan Altima
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 20V570000
- Reported
- September 22, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 150
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2020 Nissan Altima complaints by year
NHTSA has received 160 owner complaints about the 2020 Nissan Altima, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 15 describe a crash (9%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2020 Nissan Altima, the component group named most often is the electrical system (27%), followed by the engine (21%) and the forward collision avoidance (18%).
None of the 2020 Nissan Altima's 6 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2020 Nissan Altima owners gave the mileage (28 complaints), the median was 12,900 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System43
- Unknown Or Other35
- Engine34
- Forward Collision Avoidance28
- Power Train17
- Service Brakes17
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 21 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 37 | |
| 2026 | 23 |
Complaints about the 2020 Nissan Altima peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 37. 46% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Nissan Altima drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Nissan Altima year in the same window: 17th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 160 complaints about the 2020 Nissan Altima are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Altima by model year
Other 2020 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted