# NHTSA recall 12V494000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V494000
- Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Reported: 2012\-10\-10
- Owners notified: 2012\-11\-12
- Component: SUSPENSION; STEERING
- Units potentially affected: 13919

## What is wrong

Nissan is recalling certain model year 2012\-2013 Altima vehicles manufactured from May 10, 2012, through July 26, 2012.  These vehicles may have been equipped with transverse link bolts and power steering rack bolts that were not torqued to proper specification.


## What can happen

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.


## The remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the bolts to the proper torque specifications.  The safety recall is expected to begin during November 2012.  Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1\-800\-647\-7261.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2012 NISSAN ALTIMA](/makes/nissan/altima/2012/recalls.md). Built 2012\-05\-10 to 2012\-06\-04.
- [2013 NISSAN ALTIMA](/makes/nissan/altima/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-04 to 2012\-07\-26.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [NTB08\-097L](/bulletins/10243708.md), 2023-10-06, Service bulletin
- [NTB08\-097K](/bulletins/10232652.md), 2023-03-07, Service bulletin
- [NTB99\-001F](/bulletins/10206391.md), 2022-01-08, Service bulletin
- [NTB21\-045](/bulletins/10197176.md), 2021-06-12, Service bulletin
- [Altima Maxima Lo](/bulletins/10195349.md), 2021-06-08, Service bulletin
- [NTB16\-023](/bulletins/10194199.md), 2021-05-24, Service bulletin
- [NTB13106E](/bulletins/10192813.md), 2021-05-10, Service bulletin
- [NTB16023](/bulletins/10192769.md), 2021-05-10, Service bulletin
- [NTB15060](/bulletins/10192597.md), 2021-05-10, Service bulletin
- [NTB15025](/bulletins/10192552.md), 2021-05-10, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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