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2023 NISSAN SENTRA — STEERING

crash1 injured · 1949910 · 2023-12-13

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
SENTRA
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
2,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owns a 2023 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that after making a right turn while driving at 15 MPH, the vehicle jerked to the right and crashed into an unoccupied parked vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained back pain from the crash, and medical attention was later received. No police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the tie rod had fractured and needed to be replaced; however, the replacement part was not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not deemed totaled by the insurance company. The contact stated that before the failure, the vehicle had driven over some potholes on the road. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V581000 (Steering). The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11559877
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown