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1993 Nissan Altima

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1993 Nissan Altima do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 231.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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122Owner complaints

Model-year median: 231

1Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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Inspection summary

1993 Nissan Altima

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 122 owner complaints · 1 recall campaigns · 1 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

  • Vehicle Speed Control: 34 reports
  • Air Bags: 19 reports
  • Seat Belts: 19 reports
  • Engine And Engine Cooling: 16 reports
  • Fuel System, Gasoline: 8 reports

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
122
1993106
1994180
199592
1996
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Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Vehicle Speed Control
34Air Bags
19Seat Belts
19Engine And Engine Cooling
16Fuel System, Gasoline
8
All reported categories
Visibility
8Electrical System
7Structure
7Service Brakes, Hydraulic
6Exterior Lighting
3Suspension
3Equipment
2Latches/locks/linkages
2Tires
2Power Train
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 13 of 122 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 34 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seat Belts. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

19 crash reports3 fire reports15 injury reports

Tires complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Sep 13, 2000
Tires

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE HAD TREAD SEPERATION. THE FIRST TIRE SEPERATED IN JUNE OF 00, THE OTHER THREE TIRES SEPERATED IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, LATE JULY, AND AUGUST. THE TIRES WERE PRO-RATED BY A FIRESTONE TIRE DEALER AND REPLACED. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM NEEDED TO BE REPORTED TO YOUR AGENCY IN LIGHT OF THE OTHER SEPERATION PROBLE…

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ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE HAD TREAD SEPERATION. THE FIRST TIRE SEPERATED IN JUNE OF 00, THE OTHER THREE TIRES SEPERATED IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, LATE JULY, AND AUGUST. THE TIRES WERE PRO-RATED BY A FIRESTONE TIRE DEALER AND REPLACED. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM NEEDED TO BE REPORTED TO YOUR AGENCY IN LIGHT OF THE OTHER SEPERATION PROBLEM OF FIRESTONE TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: M+S TIRE SIZE: 205-60R-14 )

NHTSA ODI #731352

Mileage unknown · Oct 6, 1998
Tires

MY TIRES ALSO WEAR TOO EASILY....LESS THEN 300 K MILES....MY CONCERN IS THE IGNITION KEY SWITCH AND THE AUTOMATIC STICK SHIFT DOES NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE EASILY....IT SEEMS TO JAM..

NHTSA ODI #780744

Recall campaigns

1

94V035000 · Vehicle Speed Control

Feb 28, 1994

ENGINE MOVEMENT CAN BE TRANSMITTED TO THE AIRFLOW METER/FILTER HOUSING AND SUPPORT BRACKET, WHICH IS MOUNTED IN THE ENGINE AIR DUCT, CAUSING THE THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING TO PULL OUT OF THE CABLE GUIDE. THIS MAY PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy: NISSAN WILL REPOSITION THE THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING IN THE SUPPORT BRACKET TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SLACK FOR ENGINE MOVEMENT. A RUBBER STOPPER WILL BE CLAMPED TO THE CABLE TO MAINTAIN THE CORRECT POSITION FOR THE CABLE AT THE SUPPORT BRACKET. IN ADDITION, THE THROTTLE CABLE WILL BE TESTED FOR PULL OUT RESISTANCE FROM THE GUIDE IN THE EVENT THE CABLE WAS DAMAGED. THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED, IF NECESSARY.

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Defect investigations

1

PE94035 · Seat Belt LOCK-UP

Opened Apr 26, 1994 · Closed Aug 31, 1994

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts

There is no summary currently available

An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.

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