# 1996 NISSAN ALTIMA — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `44617` · 1996-05-16 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** ALTIMA
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
## Narrative
AROUND CURVE SWERVED TO AVOID COLLISION, ON WET PAVEMENT APPLIED BRAKE, SKIDDED TO LEFT/FOUGHT TO GAIN CONTROL, STEERING JERKED TO RIGHT, LOCKED UP, HIT POLE*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*