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2015 Nissan Altima

Model year 2015: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Nov 4, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

10 recalls for the 2015 Nissan Altima in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.

May 28, 2020. Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch

NHTSA counts 1,831,818 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-315

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 19, 2018. Structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit; latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch

NHTSA counts 341,003 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Sep 17, 2015 to Oct 6, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-915

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 18, 2017. Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch

NHTSA counts 341,005 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Sep 17, 2015 to Oct 6, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-040

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 19, 2016. Air bags: sensor: occupant classification

NHTSA counts 757 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 3, 2013 to Jul 29, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-911

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 26, 2016. Air bags: sensor: occupant classification

NHTSA counts 3,296,947 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 6, 2012 to Apr 1, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-244

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 22, 2016. Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch

NHTSA counts 846,000 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 6, 2012 to Dec 31, 2014.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-029

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 5, 2015. Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper

NHTSA counts 119 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Oct 6, 2015 to Oct 7, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-733

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Oct 20, 2015. Air bags: sensor: occupant classification; air bags: frontal

NHTSA counts 919 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jun 12, 2012 to Aug 26, 2014.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-681

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Aug 4, 2015. Fuel system, gasoline

NHTSA counts 46,846 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 30, 2012 to Aug 18, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-486

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 27, 2015. Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch

NHTSA counts 625,400 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 1, 2013 to Dec 31, 2014.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-116

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

956 complaints to NHTSA, received from Sep 29, 2014 to Nov 2, 2026.

  • 46 complaints told of a crash, and 5 complaints of a fire.
  • Together they report 27 people injured and no deaths.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA rated 1 version of the 2015 Nissan Altima: 5 stars overall.

NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings, in whole stars. NHTSA’s safety concerns are shown beneath the stars they qualify, as NHTSA asks.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2015 Nissan Altima, by the version NHTSA rated
VersionOverallFrontal crashSide crashRollover
Altima, 4 DR, FWD 5 stars 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 5 starsSide pole 5 4 starsA 10.3% chance of rolling over; no tip

NHTSA lists no safety concern for any version rated here.

Safety technology, as NHTSA lists it

  • Forward collision warning: no.
  • Lane departure warning: optional.
  • Crash imminent braking: no.
  • Dynamic brake support: no.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • Ratings are for the versions NHTSA tested. Other cabs, engines and drives can rate differently.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Nov 4, 2026 and checked Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Nov 4, 2026 and checked Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Nov 4, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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