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2013 Nissan ALTIMA Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1020969
Internal NHTSA #	10550877
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA
Model Year	2013
File date	03/11/13
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I went to gas station to fill my lawn mower gas can. I thought i opened the trunk where the can was stored. It didn't open so i re-clicked the latch. Trunk opened. Got back on the road, small town, no traffic and my hood flew open and back against the windshield. I may have inadvertently hit the hood latch the 1st time-not sure but regardless, the secondary catch should have prevented this at 25 - 30 mph. What if i had been on expressway? No damage to me but $2100 damage to car. I am insured. They are replacing the fenders where they were torqued backward, the hinges where sprung, and the latch mechanism because unsure why secondary latch did not hold. Was at nissan dealer within past month in cincinnati and hood has not been opened - no inkling anything wrong. I don't feel this has anything to do with dealer as i have driven numerous miles since at 65-70 mph. No warning light in display so evidently this failure is not connected to a warning sound or light. At this low speed, the windshield and hood looks ok initially - but more damage may appear as they work on the car. I have a rental due to the safety concern of carstar estimator. I feel there could be some improvement made here to prevent this.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	26367
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LEBANON, OH
VIN pattern	1N4BL3AP8DCXXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	25
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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.
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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 Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Nissan ALTIMA Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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