# 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
> NHTSA complaint `1563764` · 2019-05-06 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** ALTIMA
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- **Miles at failure:** 80,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
THE LIGHTS ARE TOO DIM TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE BEAM DOES NOT REACH ME IF I STAND IN FRONT OF EITHER HEADLIGHT. I HAVE TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS TO FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON RURAL ROADS OR HIGHWAYS AFTER DARK. I HAVE HAD MANY NEAR - ACCIDENTS WITH CURB DIVIDERS IN THE CENTER LANES THAT ARE NOT WELL LIT BECAUSE MY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME WELL ENOUGH! ONE INCIDENT ABOUT A YEAR AGO RESULTED IN A COLLISION OF MY CAR AND THE CURB DIVIDER-THERE WERE NO STREET LAMPS NEARBY, AND IT WAS DARK AND RAINY AND I SIMPLY DID NOT SEE THE DIVIDER DUE TO LACK OF HEADLIGHTS.
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