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2013 NISSAN SENTRA — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1017484 · 2013-10-23

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
SENTRA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
490
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I GOT SIDE-SWIPED ON MONDAY, AND ON WED A SECOND PERSON WAS IN MY BLIND SPOT WHILE I WAS TRYING TO MERGE TO THE RIGHT. I HAD MY SIGNAL LIGHTS ON, I LOOKED SEVERAL TIMES EACH TIME. THE ONLY REASON WHY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE 2ND ACCIDENT WAS BECAUSE I HEARD THE PERSON'S BRAKES SCREECH. THERE IS NO VISIBILITY OUT THE BACK REAR PASSENGER WINDOW. THE DOOR COMES UP SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER (MAYBE 4-5 INCHES) THAN IN THE OLDER SENTRA'S. THE MIRROR DOES NOT ROTATE FAR ENOUGH TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO SEE IN TO THE BLIND SPOT. NO ONE RIDING IN MY BLIND SPOT CAN SEE MY BLINKING SIGNAL LIGHT. OVERALL THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. GETTING HIT ONCE AND ALMOST A SECOND TIME WAS SCARY. THIS HAPPENED ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY (495). THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THE FLAWS ARE INHERENT TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR AND MIRRORS ARE DEFECTIVE. THESE ARE DESIGN FLAWS WHICH THE CONSUMER CAN'T FIX OR MAYBE UNAWARE OF DURING A SIMPLE TEST DRIVE. THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10549279
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