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2016 NISSAN ALTIMA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER

crash · 2084107 · 2025-04-18

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER

Severity

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

Narrative

Odometer Fraud. The contact owned a 2016 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an unknown speed, when another vehicle suddenly appeared to drive head on, causing the contact's son to swerve, causing a collision. No warning lights were illuminated. The driver-side and passenger-side airbags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was towed to the son's residence. The contact stated that while the insurance company was filing the insurance claim, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle's mileage was 120,000 and at the time of the accident, it was discovered that the mileage was 300,000. The insurance company deemed the vehicle a total loss. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11655430
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown