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2013 Nissan ALTIMA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1609588
Internal NHTSA #	11268104
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA
Model Year	2013
File date	10/10/19
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I hit a deer last week because my 2013 altima has no road illumination from the low-beam headlights. I was driving on a two-lane road with a 35 mph speed limit, and i was going 30 mph. I didn't realize how badly they had dimmed until this event happened, but i have found that i get more illumination from my fog lights than from my low-beam headlights. The high-beams still work great, but the interior lens over the low-beam headlights appears to be nearly opaque and passes nearly zero light even from upgraded, super-bright halogen bulbs. If they had worked like they should i would have seen the deer and avoided the collision. I believe this problem is known to nissan, but i am unaware that they have taken any action to address it. If a safety recall is not warranted, then i would at least expect them to advise altima owners of the tendency of their low-beams to grow dimmer over time than owners might expect. I have owned several vehicles of different makes and models for many years, but this is the only one that had this problem. I believe it is a life safety issue.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	140000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SENECA, SC
VIN pattern	1N4AL3AP5DNXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
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	30
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Nissan ALTIMA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Nissan ALTIMA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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