12 complaints reported

2017 Nissan Altima Exterior Lighting

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
12
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Oct 2025

My vehicle has 55K miles, and you can not see your headlights shining out front of the vehicle at night. It looks like you only have on running lights. Please note the headlights do not have any problem with lens oxidation.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2025
May 2025

The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front headlights failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the front headlights were dim. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact referenced an Extended Warranty Program for the failure; however, the Extended Warranty had expired in 2023. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 87,850

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2024
Oct 2024

low beam headlights extremely dim

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2023
May 2023

Headlights are continuing to get Dimmer. I was never notified by Nissan regarding the replacement campaign

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2022
Jan 2023

Headlights are dim. I am aware that there is a settlement in place where Nissan extended the warranty to 6 years. My car is in this warranty period. The headlights are dim and getting worse, I have taken it to the Nissan dealership and they test them and note that there is not a problem, but it is difficult to drive at night and it is a safety issue.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2022
Nov 2022

Class action suit letter received that on car headlights would be replaced as they are very dim. North Plainfield, nj Nissan has said for past 4 months they are on back order. Dangerous situation and I believe they do not want to spend money to comply with class action suit.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2022
Sep 2022

Headlights are to dim to see the road at night. Very dangerous. This has gotten progressively worse. When researching I found their are class action lawsuits about this issue. While there does not appear to be an official recall, I was not notified of the lawsuit and wonder why there is not an official recall.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2022
Aug 2022

The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the driver-side heat would shine dimly without warning while in use. Due to the failure, the contact would have to use her high beam headlights to safely operate the vehicle at night. The contact had reached out to the dealer and was informed that both headlights would need replacement to repair the vehicle. The contact was informed that the parts were on backorder; the vehicle had yet to be serviced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and was given a case number. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2021
Mar 2022

There is a headlight system error that pops up on dash

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2022
Nov 2020

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT DRIVING AT NIGHT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2019
Feb 2020

THE LOW BEAMS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. I WAS ALMOST IN A ONE CAR ACCIDENT (COULDN'T SEE UPCOMING TRAFFIC CIRCLE) AS A RESULT. I HAVE TO RELY ON HIGH BEAMS FOR VISIBILITY WHENEVER POSSIBLE . THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FROM WHAT I'VE RESEARCHED. I AM POSITIVE THERE WILL BE ACCIDENTS IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT FIXED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2019
Jun 2019

DIM HEADLIGHTS- BULBS HAVE BEEN CHANGED BUT NO DIFFERENCE. BASICALLY CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AFTER DUSK. BRIGHT LIGHTS WORK FINE BUT THE DIM ARE SO DIM YOU CANY TELL THEY ARE EVEN ON. NO VISIBILITY AT NIGHT- SAFETY PROBLEM FOR ALL INVOLVED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 NISSAN ALTIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2019

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Quick Summary

The 2017 Nissan Altima has 12 Exterior Lighting complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.