NHTSA recall 17V040000

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.

Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	17V040000
Manufacturer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Reported	2017-01-18
Owners notified	2017-02-16
Component	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Units potentially affected	341005

Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
Report	Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 2
Filed with NHTSA	2018-07-31
Vehicles in the campaign	341005
Reported remedied	288623 (84%)
Reported unreachable	0
Reported removed	0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 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.

What is wrong

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 can happen

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.

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
2015 NISSAN ALTIMA	Built 2015-09-17 to 2016-10-06.
2016 NISSAN ALTIMA	Built 2015-09-17 to 2016-10-06.
2017 NISSAN ALTIMA	Built 2015-09-17 to 2016-10-06.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
NTB16-092	2017-02-14. Service bulletin. "NISSAN; DOORS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE WITH TEMPERATURE BELOW FREEZING IF YOU CONFIRM: THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT, OR THE CUSTOMER REPORTS THIS INCIDENT: - THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SETTING (NOT RUNNING) IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 14°F (-10°C) FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD (SUCH AS OVERNIGHT). THEN - A SIDE DOOR IS OPENED. THEN - THE DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE/LATCH, WILL NOT CLOSE/LATCH WITH NORMAL PRESSURE; REQUIRES ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO CLOSE/LATCH, OR THE DOOR MAY ONLY LATCH HALF WAY. THEN - THE DOOR WILL CLOSE/LATCH NORMALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP (VEHICLE LEFT IN THE SUN, MOVED INDOORS, OR DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES). NOTE: O THE ABOVE INCIDENT DOES NOT APPLY TO SLIDING SIDE DOORS OR A REAR HATCH (BACK DOOR). O THE ABOVE INCIDENT, IF IT SHOULD OCCUR, COULD BE CONFIRMED OR REPORTED FOR ONE OR MORE SIDE DOORS. ACTION REPLACE THE DOOR LOCK FOR THE AFFECTED DOOR. - DO NOT REPLACE ALL SIDE DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY. REPLACE ONLY THE DOOR LOCK OF THE DOOR(S) WITH THE INCIDENT AS DESCRIBED UNDER IF YOU CONFIRM. - REFER TO THE ELECTRONIC SERVICE MANUAL (ESM), SECTION DLK – DOOR & LOCK FOR REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE."

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