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2001 NISSAN ALTIMA — STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

3 fatalcrash2 injured · 335191 · 2002-02-20

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Speed
75 mph

Severity

Deaths
3
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 65 TO 75MPH, VEHICLE STARTED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT, CONSUMER CORRECTED, BUT VEHICLE KEPT PULLING TO THE RIGHT, VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OVER 1 1/2 TIMES, THE TIE ROD HAD SNAPPED, STRUT ASSEMBLY BROKE, AND CV JOINT SEPARATED, HOUSING BROKE FROM METAL, ROOF CAVED IN, TRUNK SMASHED INTO, AND PUSHED REAR SEAT INWARD KILLING 3 PASSENGERS, FIRE DEPARTMENT CUT 5 PASSENGERS OUT, 2 WERE INJURED, THE VEHICLES STRUCTURE KEPT BUCKLING AND COLLAPSING INWARD. *JG *AK *YH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8004301
Machine
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