Nissan 2017-01-18 Vehicles serious NHTSA
Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-17V040000
2017 Nissan Altima Recall
Issued January 18, 2017 · Nissan
In January 2017, Nissan recalled the 2017 Nissan Altima, a serious vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Altima vehicles. The rear door latch/lock cable on the vehicles may have been improperly routed. As a result, lowering a rear window may inadvertently cause that door to unlatch and open.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using 2017 Nissan Altima only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Nissan to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will correct the rear door latch/lock cable routing, free of charge. The recall began on February 16, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Recall details
- Brand
- Nissan
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- January 18, 2017
- Units affected
- Not reported
- Sold at
- Not listed
- Recall number
- NHTSA-17V040000
- Made in
- Not listed
- Issuing agency
- NHTSA
In context
- Nissan has 65 recalls in our database, including 2 rated Critical.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- This is the 104th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2017.