| Issue ID | 1561812 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11205711 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 02/05/19 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. While parking the vehicle, a popping noise occurred coming from the rear driver's side of the vehicle. The contact noticed that the rear driver's side wheel was bent. The contact's brother-in-law, who was a mechanic, informed her that the rear driver and passenger side lower control arms were detaching. The contact called herb chambers nissan of westborough (located at 75 otis st, westborough, ma 01581, (508) 870-0800) and was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle; therefore, it would be repaired at the contact's expense. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer and was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 50000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | HOLDEN, MA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3AP3DNXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | |
| Dealer's state code | |
| Dealer's ZIP code |