1999 Nissan Altima Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1999 Nissan Altima. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 110 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
9
9crashes5injuries
TIRES
7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
2crashes1injuries
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
5
AIR BAGS
4
3crashes5injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4
SUSPENSION
4
1crashes2injuries
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
3
2crashes4injuries
Total complaints110

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Keep having trouble smelling gas. Inside the car and fuel pump and the exhaust gas and I have small children it keeps messing with their asthma spending to much money keep getting it fixed.”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2020-09-28

“Keep having trouble smelling gas. Inside the car and fuel pump and the exhaust gas and I have small children it keeps messing with their asthma spending to much money keep getting it fixed.”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2020-09-28

“Broken and collapsed coil on left front tire suspension in carport stationary position”

SUSPENSION · reported 2018-05-23

“Broken and collapsed coil on left front tire suspension in carport stationary position”

WHEELS · reported 2018-05-23

“Broken coil and front suspension exploded also causing tire to flatten sounded like a gunshot going off aaa mechanic determined if I was driving at time of inciderdent would have been killed please make this a recall so I can get it fixed at no cost to me my car is my survival car was in…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2018-05-23

“Broken coil and front suspension exploded also causing tire to flatten sounded like a gunshot going off aaa mechanic determined if I was driving at time of inciderdent would have been killed please make this a recall so I can get it fixed at no cost to me my car is my survival car was in…”

WHEELS · reported 2018-05-23

“Tire on front driver side was flatered sounded like a gunshot going off collapsed coil spring strut and suspension”

TIRES · reported 2018-05-23

“The wiring harness for the tail lights had shorted out and caused my car to catch fire in the trunk are”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2018-02-09
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1999 Nissan Altima as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.