NASHVILLE, Tenn. ??” Nissan is recalling more than 140,000 of its popular Altima sedans to replace air filters that could catch fire, company officials said.

The voluntary recall affects 2007 Altimas with four-cylinder, 2.5-liter engines produced between September 2006 and May 2007 at Nissan??™s Smyrna plant and between October 2006 and May 2007 at its Canton, Miss., plant.

Four engine-compartment fires in February and March prompted Nissan to start an investigation, according to Nissan??™s report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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