2009 Nissan Altima recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
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.
💥 The risk
This does not meet the standard requirements.
🔧 The fix
All the affected vehicles have been brought back from the dealerships and remedied at the factory. No vehicles had been retailed.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V006000
- Manufacturer
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 225
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 12, 2009
- Built
- Oct 7, 2008 – Oct 9, 2008
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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 .