# NHTSA recall 16V029000

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: 16V029000
- Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Reported: 2016\-01\-22
- Owners notified: 2016\-02\-17
- Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
- Units potentially affected: 846000

## What is wrong

Nissan North America, Inc. \(Nissan\) is recalling certain model year 2013\-2015 Nissan Altima vehicles manufactured March 6, 2012, to December 31, 2014.  In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood latch may bind and remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed.


## What can happen

If the primary latch is inadvertently released and the secondary latch is not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.


## The remedy

These vehicles were previously included in recalls 14V\-565 and 15V\-116, however the previous remedy plan may not have been performed consistently to remove the safety risk.  To correct this issue, Nissan will re\-notify all affected owners and dealers will replace the hood latch with a new one, free of charge.  The recall began on February 17, 2016.   Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1\-800\-647\-7261.  Note: This recall supersedes recalls 14V\-565 and 15V\-116.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-07\-31
- Vehicles in the campaign: 846000
- Reported remedied: 625432 \(73%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2013 NISSAN ALTIMA](/makes/nissan/altima/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-03\-06 to 2014\-12\-31.
- [2014 NISSAN ALTIMA](/makes/nissan/altima/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-03\-06 to 2014\-12\-31.
- [2015 NISSAN ALTIMA](/makes/nissan/altima/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-03\-06 to 2014\-12\-31.

## 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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