0.93 vs. all vehicles Too few recent reports to judge
68 of the 798 complaints about the Nissan Altima (8.5%) concern Body & structure, making it the model's #5 problem area. That share is 0.9× the Body & structure share across all tracked vehicles.
68Complaints · Body & structure
8.5%Share of complaints
0.93×vs. all vehicles
8Last 12 months
0.0%Share involving a crash or fire
3Related recalls
Analysis
By model year, Body & structure complaints peak with the 2019 model (18, 8% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (1). 8 Body & structure complaints were filed in the last 12 months.
Owners most often describe: “windshield”, “linkages recall”, “locks linkages”, “latches locks” and “notification latches”. None of these reports describes a crash or fire.
3 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 26V023000 (2026-01-21, model years 2025).
I’m driving on expressway going southbound with no traffic & out of no where the hood jumps open, the result of that resulted in the windshield being cracked also the sunroof.
Body & structure · 2023-01-26 · ODI 11503878
The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH the vehicle sunroof shattered without impact. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated.
Body & structure · 2022-03-21 · ODI 11457723
While driving at regular road speeds, the vehicle suffered a catastrophic safety component failure. The primary hood latch disengaged, and the secondary safety backup latch failed to catch or secure the hood.
Body & structure · 2026-08-17 · ODI 11757342
The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the driver's side front door failed to open. The contact entered the vehicle through the rear door. No warning light was illuminated.
Body & structure · 2026-08-13 · ODI 11756644
The contact owns a 2024 Nissan Altima. While driving for Uber, a customer alerted the contact of an abnormally strong odor in the rear seats of the vehicle.
Body & structure · 2026-08-07 · ODI 11755464
The contact owns a 2024 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while entering the vehicle and closing the door, the rear windshield shattered spontaneously. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired.
Body & structure · 2026-07-13 · ODI 11750002
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Campaign 26V023000 · 2026-01-21 · Model years: 2025
Summary: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Altima, Sentra, 2025-2026 Frontier, and 2026 Kicks vehicles. The door strikers may have been improperly welded and break, allowing the door to open while moving. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."
Remedy: Dealers will replace the door strikers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2026. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 800-647-7261. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD185 and PMA61. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning January 28, 2026.
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR Campaign 20V570000 · 2020-09-22 · Model years: 2020
Summary: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 Altima, Maxima and Leaf vehicles. The rear window glass may not remain properly secured to the vehicle.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the back window glass, free of charge. The recall began November 4, 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PC752.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH Campaign 20V315000 · 2020-05-28 · Model years: 2018
Summary: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2018 Nissan Altima vehicles. If the primary hood latch is inadvertently released, there is an increased likelihood that the secondary hood latch may corrode over time.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will install a stronger release spring in the hood release lever, a warning label near the secondary hood latch, and an Owners Manual addendum card with instructions on how to lubricate and maintain the secondary hood latch mechanism, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 30, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: Recall 16V-029 remains open for any unremedied 2013-2015 Altimas and this recall applies to all vehicles covered by 16V-029 even if those repairs have already been performed.
How common are Body & structure problems on the Nissan Altima?
68 of the 798 complaints about the Nissan Altima (8.5%) concern Body & structure, making it the model's #5 problem area. That share is 0.9× the Body & structure share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Nissan Altima model years have the most Body & structure complaints?
By model year, Body & structure complaints peak with the 2019 model (18, 8% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (1).
Is there a recall for Nissan Altima Body & structure problems?
3 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 26V023000 (2026-01-21, model years 2025).