12V494000
STEERING
The affected bolts could become loose and fall out which may lead to a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
2012 NISSAN ALTIMA
4 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 578 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints578
Complaints citing a crash41
Complaints citing a fire5
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 4 of 4
12V055000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
11V408000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
THE AFFECTED ACU WILL NOT OPERATE AS DESIGNED AND THIS ISSUE MAY CAUSE THE AIR BAGS NOT TO INFLATE IN A CRASH WHEN THEY ARE DESIGNED TO INFLATE. THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY.
11V371000
SUSPENSION
IF THE BOLT COMES OUT COMPLETELY, THE DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
What owners report most
- 145POWER TRAIN
- 68ENGINE
- 57AIR BAGS
- 56UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 48VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 43ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 21STRUCTURE:BODY
- 17SERVICE BRAKES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 NISSAN ALTIMAs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.