| Issue ID | 1644447 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11309265 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 14/01/20 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On tuesday night january 14, 2020 i do as i always do this night and drive my son to his hockey practice for 6 pm in north smithfield rhode island. We were on the highway route 295 in travel lane passing an 18 wheeler truck. When we were next to this truck it felt like a gust of wind came out of no where and pushed my 2014 nissan altima in his lane and almost hit this truck. I went to correct the wheel to move away from this and the car almost went right off the highway in a ditch. I had no idea what was going on and was able to keep the car straightened out. My son, who is 11 was scared to death. I noticed that that a light on dashboard came on that looks like a traction control light or slippery road light. Where this happened, the practice we go to was next exit and right off the highway. We decided to head there since there was no safe spot to pull over in this location at night. I put the hazard light on and managed to get their slowly somehow so i could look into what this problem was. We got to practice. My son went in and i looked around at what this light was that came on dashboard. I could not find it in manual anywhere and was thinking that it may have been a computer issue. From there i checked the outside of the car and under the best i could and did not notice anything at this time so i left it alone. When it was time to leave my plan was just to take it slow and drive home. We made it about 200 feet out of parking lot and heard a nasty noise and pulled right over on route 146 in north smithfield r. I. I looked under car where i heard the noise and could see something broken. I took an picture - called my mechanic right away to find out what it was.. It was a control arm and were extremely lucky we were not involved in a serious accident or hurt in anyway, found out the other control arm was ready to break https://photos. App. Goo. Gl/iegg5svv4csqnnvr6 i |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 136000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PLYMOUTH, MA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3AP4ECXXXXXX |
| 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 |
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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 | 70 |
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