| Issue ID | 1553191 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11193927 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 28/03/19 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Driving on rte. 376 west outside on pittsburgh on 3/28/2019 around mile marker 64 in left lane at 65 mph, car (2013 nissan atlima) swayed over into right lane on it's own (fortunate no car beside me) get car off the road onto the right berm. Look underneath car and right rear control has broken/sheared (see pictures) car has 134258 miles. Call nissan dealer where car was bought. The car was purchased used in 2015 (w/ 15k miles) car was certified nissan. Dealership says to call nissan consumer affairs. Nissan provides case number 35165440 to me. Nissan consumer affairs calls and leaves message 4/3/2019. I return call to nissan 4/4/2019 to which nissan tells me that they accept no responsibility for the issue because the car is over the mileage to which they would consider warranty and says that i need to have car fixed on my own. Local garage is replacing defective part. I asked the garage to give me the part once replaced. Very fortunate that no other vehicle was next to me when this occurred as the result could have been fatal. Upset that nissan knows there's an issue and accepts no responsibility. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 134258 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | NORTHERN CAMBRIA, PA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3AP8DCXXXXXX |
| 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 | 65 |
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