| Issue ID | 1280035 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10862435 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 02/04/16 |
| Component | WHEELS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I recently switched from an audi a6, which uses hid bulbs to a 2015 nissan altima 2. 5 l. This model uses halogen bulbs, as i have discovered. I was driving at night during the first week of owning the nissan and had poor visibility of the road. I was driving slowly toward a stoplight and could not see the small strip of median to my left as i was coming to the stoplight. I hit it, and the sidewall in the passenger-side tire blew out. I later looked up the vehicle safety report on this model and i see that it received a "poor" under the "headlights" section of the iihs website. See: http://www. Iihs. Org/iihs/ratings/vehicle/v/nissan/altima-4-door-sedan/2015 i feel very unsafe in this car. I have not had any such collision with a median or otherwise in over ten years. I just can't see at night with this new car. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 17500 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MILLEDGEVILLE, GA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3AP2FNXXXXXX |
| 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 | 20 |
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