Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | ||||||||||||||||
| 09V006000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 10/07/2008 to 10/09/2008 | V (Vehicle) | 225 | 01/12/2009 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 01/09/2009 | 01/09/2009 | 571 | 214 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Nissan is recalling 225 my 2009 altima vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 214, side impact protection. these vehicles may have been manufactured with an out-of-specification weld on the door assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This does not meet the standard requirements. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | All the affected vehicles have been brought back from the dealerships and remedied at the factory. no vehicles had been retailed. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 01/21/2013 | 26982 | 1 | |
| Intelli key indicator light began illuminating two days ago. last evening after dinner vehicle would not switch out of lock stranded in 15 degree temps waiting for tow for 2 hours. nissan service advisor knew exactly what problem was. he called me later tonight to confirm electronic steering lock needed replacing. $800.00+. nissan surely will recall faulty door handle springs at .50 cents a whack, but give me a break. it's time nissan own up to the numerous 2009's that are having this part fail. *tr | |||
| 01/21/2011 | 13000 | ||
| I have a 2009 nissan altima with just over 13000 miles on it. last week as i was driving to work at about 65 mph i heard what sounded like a shotgun blast over my head. the sunroof glass had shattered (more like exploded) leaving about a 2 foot circular hole in the glass. at first i thought something must have hit me but when i pulled over i could obviously see that the glass was mushroomed out as if it had exploded from the inside out, not pushed in. i took the car to my nissan dealer and they agreed that that there was no evidence that anything had hit the glass and that it had simply spontaneously shattered. they also pointed out chips in the paint on the roof and trunk lid caused by the pieces of broken glass. after first denying any coverage, nissan now has agreed to pay for the new glass as a goodwill repair but they still refuse to pay for installation or the paint damage. the dealership picked up the installation and my insurance company is covering the $2500 of paint damage. i did contact nissan consumer affairs to appeal their decision but was very curtly denied again. | |||
| 10/01/2008 | 26000 | 1 | |
| Tl*- the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. the contact observed when the vehicle was parked, that any time the right turn signal selector lever was engaged in an upward position to activate, the headlights operation occurred. the turn signal selector lever includes the function of the headlight switch. the vehilce had not been diagnosed by the authorized dealer. there were no prior warnings. the current and failure mileages were 26,000. updated 6/1/10 *cn updated 06/04/10 | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 10/22/2011 | 59000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. the contact stated while the vehicle was serviced by a local repair shop when she was advised that the floor boards were corroded. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 59,000 and the current mileage was 72,000. kmj | |||
| 10/22/2011 | 59000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. the contact stated while the vehicle was serviced by a local repair shop. the repair shop confirmed the floor boards were corroded. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 59,000 and the current mileage was 72,000. rds | |||
| 12/09/2011 | |||
| 11/29/11 i purchased the care on 12/9/11 after a heavy down pour of rain i went to get in the car upon closing the door i heard water moving around as i drove it became clear it was water. each stop there was a sound of water upon reaching work the sound was faint after the work day ended there was a puddle under the drivers door. it hasn't rained since thank god would this be part of a recall. | |||