| Issue ID | 1345026 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10938667 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 25/12/16 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The steering lock mechanism is defective the car shut off causing it to steer hard. Then car won't start. It costs $800+ to fix the car. It only has 70,000 miles on it. And at one time this part had a lifetime warranty on it then nissan changed it to 6 years when they started to get complaints. Our car ran out of the warranty in july but we didn't receive a notification about it . Luckily we was able to bypass the steering lock. Someone needs to check nissan altima's car accident deaths because this could cause a serious car wreck and i predict this has already happened. Nissan needs to recall this defective part. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 70000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GALESBURG, IL |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL21E49NXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 20 |
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