| Issue ID | 1588841 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11241548 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 15/09/18 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | When entering the freeway i began to gain speed to merge from the ramp and as i did so, i noticed i had minimal control of the car. There was a lot of on coming cars that had to brake abruptly as to not rear end my car. I pulled over to the side of freeway to check and noticed the back driver tire looked to be no longer attached. After getting my nissan back to the town i live in and to a repair shop they informed me it was a break in my control arm and that it appered it had "rusted off" they showed me the other side of vehicle and it was also about to snap due to being rusted. |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PLAINWELL, MI |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3APXDNXXXXXX |
| 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 | 50 |
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