| Issue ID | 1004324 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10536046 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 17/08/13 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Dear nhtsa, please investigate if the windshields on 2013 nissan altima's are defective in nature. That is, do these windshields have a propensity to easily crack possibly due to weakness or defective manufacturing? Our brand new altima which has less than 3000 miles suffered a crack windshield passenger side. Other drivers have also reported similar incidences, see: http://www. Carcomplaints. Com/nissan/altima/2013/windows_windshield/windshield_cracked. Shtml this does not appear to be an isolated incident and could be a result of a weak windshield, please investigate. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 2500 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LAWRENCEVILLE, GA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3APXDCXXXXXX |
| 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 | 35 |
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