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2008 Nissan ALTIMA Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1050844
Internal NHTSA #	10574898
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA
Model Year	2008
File date	02/07/12
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The dash of the vehicle has been continuously deteriorating. It is as if it is melting. Since we purchased the car it is progressively getting worse, and is now a serious safety issue, due to the light that reflects off of the melted parts of the dash. It reflects the sunlight during the day and the headlights at night directly into the drivers eyes... This is a documented issue with numerous nissan altimas of the same year.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	31000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HELENA, AL
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
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
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Nissan ALTIMA Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Nissan ALTIMA Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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