| Issue ID | 1580104 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11230323 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 23/06/19 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | When entering the highway on the coronado bridge at low speed the rear left control arm broke and left the car immovable. A tow was required and police for traffic control. Upon further inspection the right side lower control arm was cracked and ready to fail also. There was not any previous correspondence from nissan warning of the possible failure and no reason to expect this to happen with a 2013 car with 85000 miles. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 85000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ERIE, PA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3AP4DCXXXXXX |
| 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 | 5 |
| 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 |