Hood Latch Problems of Nissan Altima - part 1

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that in September 2025, an unknown hood latch recall repair was performed by the dealer, but six months later, while the vehicle was parked and attempting to open the hood, the hood failed to open. The contact state while driving approximately 65 mph, the hood unexpectedly popped open. The contact stopped, pulled over to the side of the road, and closed the hood. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 129,944.

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The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph, the hood unlatched, rose, and cracked the windshield. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure; however, the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 139,000.

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The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the hood of the vehicle suddenly unlatched, causing significant damages to the hood and roof of the vehicle and shattering the front windshield. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph, the hood inadvertently flew open while driving. The inadvertent opening caused damage to the hood. The contact pulled off the highway and securely latched the hood. The contact then drove the vehicle safely to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the hood inadvertently opened and hit and cracked the windshield on the passenger’s side. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road and closed the hood. There were no injuries sustained. The contact was able to continue to drive the vehicle. The contact stated that the hood was bent and would no longer open as needed. The contact became aware of NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages). The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the hood latch failed to open after multiple attempts. The contact then used a lubricant to unlatch the hood and was able to open the hood latch as needed. One day as the contact was driving approximately 25 mph, the hood inadvertently opened without warning. The contact was able to pull over and assess the damage to his vehicle. The contact stated that the end of the hood closest to the windshield was bent towards the side which caused damage to both sides of the front quarter panels. Despite the damage, the contact was able to close the hood and drive the vehicle slowly back home. The dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 36,200.

The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in for routine maintenance, it was discovered that the hood could not be opened. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who confirmed that the vehicle was included in the NHTSA recall campaign number 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, no repairs were performed. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 78,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the hood spontaneously opened without warning. The contact called woodfield Nissan (700 w higgins rd, hoffman estates, IL 60169, (847)310-1900) however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact stated failure was similar NHTSA campaign number: 16v029000 (latches/locks/linkages). The failure mileage was 121,000. The VIN was not available.

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The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact purchased the vehicle from peruzzi Nissan new and used sales (165 Lincoln hwy, fairless hills, PA 19030) where she was informed that there was an open recall on the VIN, NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages). The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while his spouse was driving 40 mph, the hood inadvertently opened, crashing into the windshield. The contact stated that the windshield was damaged along with the hood latch. The contact stated that he received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the vehicle was driven back to his residence. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact had not contacted the dealer. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the hood unlatched and struck the windshield. The contact had not spoken with the dealer. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while merging onto the freeway at approximately 35 mph, the hood latch became inoperable, and the hood inadvertently unlatched, raised up and struck the windshield, causing the windshield to shatter. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was diagnosed with a defective hood latch. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the vehicle's secondary hood latch ceased in the open position. There was no warning light illuminated. The failure recurred the second time and the windshield was shattered when the hood unlatched and opened inadvertently. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) and stated that the vehicle experienced the failure listed in the recall. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000.

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2017 Nissan Altima. Consumer writes in regards to manufacturing defect in hood latch.

The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Altima. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. An unknown dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts would not be available until 2021. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. An unknown dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Nissan Altima. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. An unknown dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the hood inadvertently unlatched and opened independently causing damage to the front pillar of the vehicle. Pine belt Nissan of toms river (229 NJ-37 east, toms river, NJ 08753, (732) 349-3030) was contacted and informed of the failure. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer and was not repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Altima. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. Shorty after receiving the notification, the vehicle was parked and the contact noticed that the hood had independently opened. The vehicle was taken to glendale Nissan (484 e north Ave. , glendale heights, IL 60139; (630) 469-6100) where it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving 65 mph the hood opened without warning. The contact stated that he stopped in the median of the highway to close the hood and as a result an unknown vehicle crashed into the passenger's side of the vehicle. The contact stated that both front and rear passenger side doors were unable to closed. There was no fire, air bag deployment, or police report filed. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The contact called his insurance company where informed the damage was not covered. The contact mentioned the hood was unlatched on several occasions, previously. The failure mileage was 72,465.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the hood unlatched independently and flew open. The contact pulled over and closed the hood. Three weeks later the contact received NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages). The dealer and the manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the hood flew open and crashed into the windshield. The contact pulled over and closed the hood. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The contact recently received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages). The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither a dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Nissan Altima. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. An unknown dealer was contacted in regard to the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the hood latch opened inadvertently without warning. The failure caused the windshield to crack. The driver's and passenger's side front fenders were also damaged. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact filed a case with the manufacturer. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while her husband was driving 45 mph, the hood latch unlocked causing the hood to open and smash into the windshield. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages). The vehicle was towed to west herr Nissan of lockport (6069 s transit rd, lockport, NY 14094, 716-280-6354) where the dealer confirmed that the vehicle was subject to the recall repair. The contact was informed that the hood and windshield needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact was informed that notifications would be mailed out on August 1, 2020. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2018 Nissan Altima. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact called coggin Nissan at the avenues in jacksonville (10859 philips hwy, jacksonville, FL 32256, (904) 747-8567, and it was confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the hood unlatched independently while driving and flew open with the hood ajar warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over and closed the hood. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

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Tl the contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the hood unlatched independently without warning. The contact pulled over and closed the hood. The contact stated that there was damage to the driver and passenger side of the hood. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed nor repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches, locks, linkages). The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Altima. The contact stated she noticed the hood latch was constantly unlatched. The contact stated the failure recurred three times. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. Additionally, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted. A dealer was not notified of the failure. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer had not been made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph on a windy day, the hood erroneously opened crashing into the front windshield and severely damaging the hood and the roof of the vehicle. During the incident, the driver sustained a bruised right leg and contact from glass pieces. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence and later towed to the local dealer collins Nissan (4142 bardstown rd, louisville, ky) where the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN search indicated that the vehicle was included NHTSA campaign number: 16v029000 (structure). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The manufacturer was contacted and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 190,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the hood latch unintentionally opened without warning. The contact immediately pulled off to the side of the road. Upon closing the hood, the contact noticed damage to both sides of the top of the hood. The contact then received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the hood inadvertently unlatched and opened, striking the front windshield and causing a visibility hazard for the driver. During the incidence, the driver lost control of the steering and drove off the roadway before coming to a stop. The vehicle was driven to portsmouth Nissan located at 120 spaulding turnpike, portsmouth, nh 03801. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was included NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the parts were not yet available. The failure mileage was 38,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while driving at 25 mph, the hood unlatched, opened, and dented the hood. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 53,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the hood independently unlatched and opened without warning. The contact pulled over and closed the hood. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was unknown.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the hood unlatched and flew open and caused damage to the fenders. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v315000 (latches/locks/linkages). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the damage was repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.