| Issue ID | 1170718 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10702268 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 09/03/15 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Its an accident waiting to happened, its hard to turn the steering wheel left or right,even when changing lane at low speed like 20 mph,it required effort to turn the steering wheel,the binding forces was intermittent at certain steering wheel position,nissan should recall this(48080-8j000 lower steering u_joint),before someone have a deadly accident. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 98000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MORTON, PA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL11D04CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
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