The defect
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.
The risk
If the rear passenger doors inadvertently open while the vehicle is in motion, it may increase the risk of injury to the rear passengers.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nissan Altima | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Altima | 2015 | 955 | 10 |
| Nissan Altima | 2016 | 554 | 4 |
| Nissan Altima | 2017 | 392 | 3 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 2017
12 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; Nissan North America, Inc. filed 226 campaigns in all.
| 17V816000 18 Dec 2017 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 17V652000 16 Oct 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V358000 5 Jun 2017 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 17V331000 22 May 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V328000 18 May 2017 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 17V233000 6 Apr 2017 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| 17V210000 27 Mar 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V178000 14 Mar 2017 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017