The 1995 Nissan Altima has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 191,068 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 216 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS03V1500002003-04-25190,000 affected
Defect
NISSAN IS RECALLING MY 1994 AND EARLY 1995 ALTIMA VEHICLES FOLLOWING REPORTS THAT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS IN THESE VEHICLES HAD CAUSED A NUMBER OF MODERATE-TO-SEVERE EYE INJURIES. NISSAN HAS DEVELOPED A NEW PASSENGER AIR BAG THAT IS LESS POWERFUL WHEN IT INFLATES IN A CRASH TO REDUCE THE RISK OF AIR BAG…
Consequence
NISSAN EXPECTS THAT THIS NEW AIR BAG CAN HELP REDUCE THE RISK OF AIR BAG INFLATION-RELATED INJURIES.
Remedy
NISSAN WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS REPORTED THAT OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 28, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC95V0080001995-01-2468 affected
Defect
CERTAIN OF THE BRAKE HOSES FOR THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WERE ROUTED INCORRECTLY SO THAT CONTACT IS MADE WITH A SUSPENSION COMPONENT. THIS CAUSES ABRASION TO THE HOSE AND EVENTUAL LEAKAGE.
Consequence
A LEAKING BRAKE HOSE REDUCES BRAKING CAPABILITY, INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCES AND INCREASES THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy
THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE HOSE WILL BE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE IF IT IS ROUTED CORRECTLY. MISROUTED HOSES WILL BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, REPLACED IF NECESSARY, AND CORRECTLY ROUTED.
POWER TRAIN94V1650001994-09-021,000 affected
Defect
THE SHIFT LEVER LOCK PLATE, WHICH PREVENTS THE SHIFT LEVER FROM BEING INADVERTENTLY MOVED FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR NEUTRAL POSITION, CAN BE BROKEN BY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT POSITION PIN.
Consequence
INADVERTENT MOVEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER WITHOUT OPERATOR ACTION CAN CAUSE VEHICLE MOVEMENT WHICH CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BRACKET TO PREVENT THE SHIFT POSITION PIN FROM BREAKING THE SHIFT LEVER LOCK PLATE.
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
40
23crashes2fires24injuries
AIR BAGS
16
2crashes1fires1injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
15
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
13
1crashes1injuries
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
10
4crashes1injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
9
1crashes1injuries
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6
2crashes1fires1injuries
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
5
2crashes2injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
4
1crashes
Total complaints216
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“My 1995 nissan altima burn out when the car was in motion, coming from the hospital with my son.”
“The seat belt won't release. We have to keep pulling the belt and rapping it around the head rest so that we can drive it. If we allow it to retract we cannot pull it out of the belt re-tractor. *tr”
“Rusting cross member bar of the radiator core of all nissan altima from 1995. Upon inspection I noticed the cross member bar of the radiator core completely rusted. No rust anywhere except for this area of vehicle. Part should be recalled due to inferior workmanship of the steel this is a serious…”
“Rusting cross member bar of the radiator core of all nissan altima from 1995. Upon inspection I noticed the cross member bar of the radiator core completely rusted. No rust anywhere except for this area of vehicle. Part should be recalled due to inferior workmanship of the steel this is a serious…”
“After reading several articles on line about the rusting cross member bar of the radiator core of all nissan altima and maxima cars from 1992-2006 and their re-badged infiniti cars I decided to check my vehicle which only has 41500 original miles and kept in a garage most of the time owning it. I…”
“I was driving and the gas pedal separated/ cracked from the firewall . *tr *js”
“I was driving and the gas pedal separated/ cracked from the firewall . *tr *js”
“Tl* the contact owns a 1995 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the accelerator pedal detached from the firewall. The contact was able to successfully stop the vehicle. The vehicle was then towed to an independent repair shop but they did not diagnose or repair the…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA01015 Opened 2001-08-09 · closed 2003-04-24
PASSENGER AIR BAG-RELATED FACIAL/EYE INJ
BY LETTER DATEDAPRIL 11, 2003, NISSAN NOTIFIED NHTSAIT WILL CONDUCT A CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE WITH A DEPOWERED AIR BAG MODULE IN MODEL YEAR 1994 - EARLY 1995 (BUILT PRIOR TO MARCH 2, 1995) NISSAN ALTIMA VEHICLES. THE REPLACEMENT MODULE WILL BE PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE TO OWNERS.THE DEPOWERED AIR…
InvestigationPE01008 Opened 2001-03-13 · closed 2001-08-09
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1995 Nissan Altima as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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