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2003 NISSAN ALTIMA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1451771 · 2018-03-02

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
129,640
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DASH CAMERA RECORDED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. WATCH UNTIL THE END OF THE VIDEO TO SHOW THE BROKEN PIECE THAT CAME OFF FROM MY CAR. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=XURGKIXXQOS I AM AN OWNER OF NISSAN ALTIMA 2003. SOME RUBBER PART IN THE FRONT UNDER MY CAR (I THINK IT'S A COVER OF SOMETHING) FELL OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 1 IN NEW JERSEY. IT CAUSED A LOSS CONTROL OF MY CAR. MY CAR SPIN AND DRIFT 180 DEGREES AND FACED AGAINST THE TRAFFIC FLOW. THEN IT GLIDED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CONTACTED NISSAN TO INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, THEY REFUSED TO DO SO BECAUSE I SENT MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. NISSAN STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL OF THE VEHICLE REGARDING TO THAT PART AND I HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE COST OF DAMAGE. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THAT PART OF THE VEHICLE FALL OFF THE CAR AND CAUSE THE LOSS OF CONTROL. IF MY CAR DRIFT TO THE OTHER DIRECTION, I WOULD BE DEAD. THERE ARE SO MANY CARS WITH THE SAME MODEL AS MINE. I HOPE SIMILAR ACCIDENT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. AGAIN, PLEASE REFER TO THE YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT I UPLOADED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11075973
Machine
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