2007 Nissan Altima defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2007 Nissan Altima. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Brake Master Cylinder Internal Leak
  Preliminary Evaluation PE11020 · opened May 23, 2011 · closed Mar 14, 2012

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE11-020 to investigate possible brake performance loss due to brake fluid leaking from the master cylinder into the brake booster in the subject vehicles.A total of 237 complaints were identified by ODI and Nissan.The majority of complaints and warranty claims reported …

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE07026 · opened May 22, 2007 · closed Jun 27, 2007 · led to recall 07V267000

  Nissan notified the agency on june 18, 2007 that it will recall (recall # 07v267) all my 2007 altima vehicles with 2.5 liter engine built at the smyrna, tennessee plant from september 25, 2006 to may 11, 2007 and at the canton, mississippi plant from october 30, 2006 to may 11, 2007.nissan determined that if a sufficie…