NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Nissan Altima Recalls
The 2021 Nissan Altima has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 8, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Nissan Altima. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 70
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Nissan Altima, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2021 Nissan Altima
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 2019–2020 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 2020 Altima
2021 Nissan Altima complaints by year
NHTSA has received 70 owner complaints about the 2021 Nissan Altima, the newest on September 10, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (10%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Nissan Altima, the component group named most often is the forward collision avoidance (31%), followed by the electrical system (30%) and the service brakes (26%).
None of the 2021 Nissan Altima's 2 recalls concerns the forward collision avoidance.
Where 2021 Nissan Altima owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 41,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Forward Collision Avoidance22
- Electrical System21
- Service Brakes18
- Unknown Or Other12
- Steering7
- Engine6
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 19 | |
| 2026 | 17 |
Complaints about the 2021 Nissan Altima peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 19. 49% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Nissan Altima drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Nissan Altima year in the same window: 22nd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the three best-measured Nissan Altima years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 70 complaints about the 2021 Nissan Altima are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Altima by model year
Other 2021 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: September 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted