Nissan to replace air filters on 140000 Altima sedans

Nissan Recalls More Than 140500 Altima Sedans

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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