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2009 Nissan ALTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1348746
Internal NHTSA #	10945120
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA
Model Year	2009
File date	10/01/17
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The car failed to start due to a steering wheel lock mechanism failure and the car had to be towed and the steering wheel lock mechanism replaced. The vehicle was stationary at the time of this failure, however these units should be fairly reliable and should not be failing. It appears that the unit used in these cars has a particular design flaw that causes these units to fail and nissan has many complaints against the failure of these units. My bigger question is to what happens when these units fail while driving the car. Is it possible that people are driving around in death traps that may lock their steering while driving? I had the unit replaced and contacted nissan and was not able to get a straight answer on if these units are safe, if the replacement is safe, if the replacement contains the same defect as the original unit. Nissan had extended the warranty on this unit, but obviously it has not been long enough, or the replacement units are failing as well. Such a simple unit that obviously has a wearing design flaw that may potentially lead to loss of control of a vehicle if it does not fail safe. Does it fail safe?
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	99656
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OLATHE, KS
VIN pattern	1N4AL21E79NXXXXXX
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
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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	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.
What is Failure?
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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2009 Nissan ALTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Nissan ALTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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