| Issue ID | 1281473 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10863514 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 20/04/16 |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Cracked 2014 nissan altima windshield. Parked in driveway under a carport. Crack started from where the hood meets middle windshield. Found numerous complaints of spontaneous cracking of windshields. Possible engineering/materials defect. Examples: some at least 50 complaints. Http://www. Topix. Com/forum/autos/nissan-altima/t47v5h1tb7k... (five pages) http://www. Nissanclub. Com/forums/2013 -nissan-altima-discussion-2... Http:://www. Carcomplaints. Com/nissan/altima/2013/windows_windshield/windshield_cracked. Shtml such as: "dear nhtsa, please investigate if the windshield on 2013 nissan altima are defective in nature. Our brand new altima which has less than 2 years old suffered a crack windshield, that appeared out of nowhere. " |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 20000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ELK GROVE, CA |
| VIN pattern | N4AL3AP9EN3XXXXXX |
| 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 | 0 |
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